Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Dated 1695; extended/altered mid 20th century. 2-storey and attic; T-plan house with crowstepped gables (with beaked skewputts); single storey and attic; 20th century 2-bay addition built into sloping ground (to same height) to E. Harled exterior with painted ashlar dressings. Architraved windows to original section and upper floor of extension.

N ELEVATION: Gable end of short wing projects to right of centre to original house; window to 1st floor and one (inserted) to ground floor to right return, obscured by mid-20th century flat-roofed part-glazed porch to re-entrant. 2-bay section of main body set back to right; entrance to left (inside porch); earlier 20th century panelled timber door; window to each bay to 1st floor. 3-bay section of main body set back to left; mid-20th century single-bay extension (supported on pier) projects to 1st floor at left re-entrant of short wing; window set back to left; window to each bay to ground floor. Mid 20th century extension set back to outer left; entrance (with boarded timber door) to left of ground floor; window above to right.

S ELEVATION: original 5-bay section of house to left. Fairly regularly disposed windows to ground and 1st floors to 3 bays to left; entrance with modern 2-leaf glazed timber door between 1st and 2nd bays; small window (possibly fire window) to outer left of ground floor. Right bays obscured by modern conservatory at ground floor; inserted or enlarged entrance to penultimate bay to original house; replacement glazed door with rectangular fanlight; 'W W E A' carved on lintel of central window to 1st floor; '1695' on that to right; window to ground and 1st floor to right. Pair of modern boxed dormers to attic. Mid 20th century extension adjoins to right; window to both bays to each floor; that to left of ground floor has been substantially altered (or inserted) with entrance (with glazed door) to centre; those to attic are breaking-eaves dormers with catslide roofs.

W ELEVATION: blank gable end.

N ELEVATION: 2 attic windows to gable end of mid 20th century extension.

Mainly 2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roofs. Gablehead stacks to either end of original block; central ridge stack; all corniced; small coped stack to S side of extension; round cans.

GATEPIERS: pair of late 18th century; square-plan; V-jointed sandstone ashlar gatepiers to main carriage entrance on Bothwell Street; moulded cornices and later squared coping.

Statement of Special Interest

Thought to have been built by William Walker, whose family held lands at Rhodes or 'Roddis' for many years (the initials of his wife are believed to have been E A).

References

Bibliography

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.