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Earnslaw House, Main Street, Leitholm

A Category C Listed Building in Eccles, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.6907 / 55°41'26"N

Longitude: -2.3354 / 2°20'7"W

OS Eastings: 379013

OS Northings: 644192

OS Grid: NT790441

Mapcode National: GBR D24M.6V

Mapcode Global: WH8XN.3757

Plus Code: 9C7VMMR7+7R

Entry Name: Earnslaw House, Main Street, Leitholm

Listing Name: Leitholm, Main Street, Earnslaw House Including Boundary Wall, Railings and Gates

Listing Date: 1 February 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392928

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45891

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392928

Location: Eccles

County: Scottish Borders

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Parish: Eccles

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century with later addition. 2-storey, 3-bay plain classical house with single storey, single bay wing to right; single storey, lean-to addition at rear. Squared and snecked stugged cream sandstone; droved margins. Stugged quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to chamfered openings; stop-chamfered sandstone mullions; projecting cills. Coursed rendered elevation to SW.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to timber panelled door centred at ground; 3-pane fanlight; single window at 1st floor; bipartite windows at ground in flanking bays; single windows aligned at 1st floor. Bipartite window centred in single storey wing adjoined to right.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: single storey wing with timber door centred at ground; single opening aligned above; 2-leaf boarded timber doors in bay to right.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: blind elevation to main block. Single storey, lean-to addition to outer left.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1998.

4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows to main house; 8-pane glazing in single storey wing. Grey slate roofs; timber bargeboards. Mutuled and corniced brick apex stacks to SW and NE; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATES: low coped sandstone walls enclosing site; iron railings; iron gates.

Statement of Interest

With much of its original detailing intact, Earnslaw House is one of the most prominent houses in Leitholm's Main Street.

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