Survey Data
Reg No
22117111
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social
Previous Name
The Manse
Original Use
Manse
In Use As
Office
Date
1900 - 1910
Coordinates
220771, 122312
Date Recorded
02/06/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached L-plan three-bay two-storey manse, built c.1905, with advanced gable-fronted south end bay with canted bay window, box bay window and roof gablet to north end bay, and having two-bay extension to rear. Now in use as offices. Pitched artificial slate roofs, with timber bargeboards and finials to gables, red brick chimneystack and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls with render quoins and plinth. Moulded render cornices to bay windows. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills, continuous to bay windows. Square-headed entrance door opening with timber panelled door, plain over-light and limestone steps with decorative cast-iron railings. Square-headed rear doorway with timber battened door with limestone steps. Rendered boundary walls with red brick piers having cut limestone caps and cast-iron gate.
Appraisal
This former manse house forms a group with the Presbyterian church to the north and occupies a prominent site, set back from the street and close to the quay. Its façade is enlivened by its render quoins and it retains its original form, including the bay windows with decorative cornices and the timber sash windows that enhance its architectural heritage value.