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47 Main Street, Swinton

A Category C Listed Building in Swinton, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7206 / 55°43'14"N

Longitude: -2.2627 / 2°15'45"W

OS Eastings: 383598

OS Northings: 647492

OS Grid: NT835474

Mapcode National: GBR D2M9.Y5

Mapcode Global: WH9YM.6GTW

Plus Code: 9C7VPPCP+6W

Entry Name: 47 Main Street, Swinton

Listing Name: 47 Main Street

Listing Date: 25 September 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392721

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45747

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392721

Location: Swinton

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Swinton

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Late 18th century with 19th century additions and alterations. Symmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay house with single storey wing recessed to outer left; projecting garage block to outer right. Pointed and tooled sandstone rubble (plastic repairs in part); tooled rubble quoins; lightly droved sandstone margins; projecting cills.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to part-glazed timber panelled door centred at ground; plate glass fanlight; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays. Part-glazed timber door in single storey wing recessed to outer left; projecting garage to outer right.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: lower gabled wing projecting to right; enlarged window to left at 1st floor.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: attic window evident to rear over lower neighbour.

4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; raised stone skews. Brick apex stacks to NE and SW; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

B Group comprises Nos 9-30 The Green (inclusive Nos excluding 12, 16, 25 and 29), the former Free Church, Main Street (now a village hall) and Nos 29-33, 35, 39, 41, 43, 47, 36, 46 and 48 Main Street - see separate list entries. Originally a shop at ground to outer left. An old photograph shows the shopfront with a central door and flanking single windows. These windows have since been infilled and the door is now a window. The photograph also shows a single storey garage block, possibly that which remains today, to the outer right.

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