Description

Circa 1863. Pair of single storey and attic, 3-bay cottages. Base course. Architraved windows at ground floor; canted dormers at attic.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central square-headed entrances to both cottages; timber doors; letterbox fanlights; flanking single windows; dormers aligned above at outer right and left at attic.

SE, NE AND NW ELEVATIONS: not seen 1999.

Lying-pane timber sash and case windows. Slate roof; stone skews; rooflights; ridge and gablehead stacks; predominantly polygonal cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIORS: not seen 1999.

GATEPIERS, GATE AND BOUNDARY WALL: square-plan gatepiers; ornate iron gate to No 4; various heights of boundary wall enclosing site.

Statement of Interest

Good example of later 19th century cottage architecture. Of note are the distinctive attic dormers and the retention of lying-pane glazing.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77774055

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)