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Summary

Description

Circa 1820, remodelled 1856. Mid to later 19th century rear

extensions. Symmetrical South facing 2-storey wide 5-bay

villa with centre rear wing forming T-plan. Coursed rubble

front, harl pointed flanks and rear, tooled ashlar dressings

and margins. Slightly advanced centre bay with centre door

screened by pointed cast-iron trellised porch dated 1856;

bracketted entablature and block pediment with corniced

apex supporting gilded lion. Longer ground floor windows with

decorative painted cast-iron window box guards; all first

floor windows with painted cast-iron balconies with palmette

and anthemion decoration. Single ground and first floor

windows in return E and W gables with similar decorative

and to rear wing windows. Pair later 19th century canted

dormer windows in front outer bays, with subsequent small

box dormer in front and rear. Some alterations and additions

to rear of house, including mansard roof to service wing.

Mainly 12-pane glazing; long and short detailing to all

ashlar margined angles; deep bracketted eaves; symmetrical

corniced ridge and end stacks; piended slate roof, partially

platformed. Rainwater goods dated 1856.

Interior: some interior features survive; principal

reception rooms right and left of entrance hall, with rear

stairhall. Simple chimney piece in drawing room (left) with

decorative cast-iron grate. Restrained corniced ceilings

with some coffering; panelled window shutters and doors;

moulded doorpieces.

Statement of Special Interest

Property of Major Andrew Fraser, Assistant Governor at Fort

George in 1841. Owned by James G Fraser in 1851, and by 1862 by

monogram JAFEIM on the porch dated 1856. Decorative

cast-iron work, lion and possibly rear wing probably

added at this date.

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