Description

Later 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey, 3-bay cottage with gabled wing at rear forming T-plan; later lean-to addition at rear. Squared and snecked tooled sandstone to front and side (SW); harl-pointed sandstone rubble to side (NE) and rear; lightly droved sandstone ashlar dressings. Overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Ashlar quoins; long and short surrounds to stop-chamfered openings; sandstone mullions; projecting cills. Gabled porch.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to boarded timber door centred at ground. Projecting gabled porch to front with carved, banded timber columnar supports, half timbered gablehead, timber bargeboards. Bipartite windows in flanking bays.

NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: single window centred in front wing. Single window off-set to left of centre in single storey wing recessed to right.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: gabled wing advanced at centre with single window in bay to right. Small window in lean-to addition adjoined to right.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: single window centred in front wing. Blind elevation to lean-to addition to outer left.

Plate glass and 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof; timber bargeboards. Central sandstone ridge stack; circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

B Group comprises Stainrigg House, April Cottage, the

Walled Garden and Well (see separate list entries). A well-detailed, relatively intact gardener's cottage set within the Stainrigg estate (formerly Stoneridge).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77773452

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper