Description

Later 19th century. Single-storey and attic, square-plan, gabled former manse with Gothic influences occupying elevated ground on sloping site beside St Mungo's Church (see separate listing). Predominantly squared and snecked sandstone rubble with red sandstone to entrance bay. Rusticated dressings and chamferred ashlar margins. Pointed-arch openings and hoodmoulds.

Predominantly 4-pane glazing pattern to timber sash and case windows with chamfered angles at upper panes. Grey graded slate. Tall shouldered gable end stacks with tall clay cans. Cast iron rainwater goods with decorative floral brackets and moulded hoppers.

INTERIOR: Cantilevered stair with moulded cast-iron balusters and timber handrail. Decorative floral cornice to principal ground floor rooms.

Statement of Interest

The former manse of St Mungo's church is well-detailed and prominently sited on Chapel Brae adjacent to St Mungo's Church (see separate listing) on the W of the village. The buildings group well together and make a valuable contribution to the rich ecclesiastical history of West Linton. The steeply pitched roof, distinctive roundel decoration to pedimented dormers, rusticated dressings, chamfered margins and corner angles, and decorative cast-iron work all add to its interest as an example fo its type.

The church was adapted by renowned church building practice of Hay and Henderson from an earlier school building is distinctly perpendicular in its treatment, and the Manse is possibly also by this renowned practice.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77781851

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)