Description

Early 19th century; altered later 19th century. 2-storey and basement, 3-bay rectangular-plan classical villa. Coursed, polished sandstone ashlar to ground; lighter sandstone to 1st floor. Raised terrace at front elevation, with central steps, and 4 advanced pillars to ground, with key-patterned incised panels. String course (forming cornice at rear) between ground and 1st floors; deep eaves with dentilled cornice. Margins to windows; consoled cornices to ground floor of front elevation.

SE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: door offset to left of centre at ground, with tall window flanking at right; tall window to flanking bays; lattice wrought iron work bordering each bay at ground; bipartite window to each bay at 1st floor.

SW ELEVATION: corniced canted bay to right at ground of SW elevation, with deepset windows between pilastered jambs; blocked window above. Central glazed porch and entrance door at ground; door at basement beneath; large rectangular window with stone astragals above. Single window in left bay at 1st floor.

NW (REAR) ELEVATION: central 2-bay projection; ground floor forms covered passage to door; regular fenestration pattern: bipartite lights at 1st floor; single lights at 2nd floor; all windows have groved frames. Flanking recessed ends; 2 single windows at ground floor; single bipartite above.

SE ELEVATION: 3-storey, 2-bay elevation with 2-storey corniced, canted bay at left, with deepset windows to pilastered jambs; bipartite window (left light blocked) above; single window to basement at centre; pair of closely spaced windows to 2 floors above; altered window to right at basement; bipartite windows to both floors above.

Predominantly timber sash and case glazing; 4-pane casement windows to canted bay at SE. Grey slate piended roof; pair of corniced ridge stacks with modern terracotta cans; cast-iron rainwater goods.

Statement of Interest

Substantially altered villa, which nonetheless retains a significant element of its original classical grandeur. Noteworthy Greek key detailing at ground, a characteristic of the work of Thomas Hamilton. Interior subdivided into 3 houses, 1959, and subsequently refurbished.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77777946

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
• 
  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
• 
  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas