Description

Duncan McMillan, circa 1872. Single storey and attic mirrored pair of 3-bay cottages ornees. Harled and whitewashed, stone margins to No 62. Overhanging eaves; pierced decorative timber bargeboards.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; gableted granite doorways advanced to centre, with panelled timber doors and segmental-arched fanlights, gableted 2-pane dormers to centre of attic above; bipartite window flanking doorways to inner bays, bipartite gableted dormer with pierced trefoil to attic above; advanced gabled outer bays, canted windows to ground floor, Tudor-arched windows set in gableheads.

NE, NW AND SW ELEVATIONS: not seen 1999.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows to No. 60; replacement PVCu glazing to No 62. Grey slate roof with lead ridge, surmounted by decorative ironwork to No 62. Coped granite gablehead and ridge stacks with octagonal and circular cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1999.

BOUNDARY WALLS: coped rubble walls to SE.

Statement of Interest

Duncan McMillan (1840-1928), whose son J Ross McMillan (1867-1959) took over his practice when he died, is perhaps best known for his work on Archibald Simpson's Marine Terrace (see separate listing). 60-62 Albury road are a pair of unusually detailed cottages.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77776598

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)