Description

Early 19th century, possibly incorporating earlier fabric. 2-storey 7-bay terrace of 3 houses. Timber panelled doors with 3-pane letterbox fanlights. Random rubble with ashlar dressings; brick relieving arch to E elevation.

12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Corniced stacks with tall cylindrical cans.

BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS: tall stone-coped rubble wall (bowed to SE) surrounds property; spear-headed cast iron railings on ashlar-coped rubble wall separate houses.

Statement of Interest

Avenue villas were previously the farm house for the Comely Bank estate, which belonged to Sir William Fettes. The OS map of 1853 shows that the farm has become a nursery garen, and the farmhouse, already divided in 3, is surrounded by glasshouses. Altered at an early date, Avenue villas are an intersting survival, telling the story of the area's rural past, on the periphery of the city.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77779717

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)