Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Innes Thomson, ARIBA, 1936. A-symmetrical single storey and attic, 5-bay villa with Scots Arts and Crafts detailing. Whitewashed harl on red sandstone base course at principal elevations; raised and polished sandstone cills; piended tile-hung dormers; deep red-tiled jerkin roof; overhanging swept eaves. 2-storey semi-circular tower at front; later single storey, flat-roofed addition at rear. Pitched boarded timber garage set back at right.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single storey jerkin-roofed entrance bay to outer right comprising 2-leaf timber panelled door at ground in recessed porch, roll-moulded red sandstone surround; multi-paned vestibule door within. 2-storey drum-tower to left of entry; continuous small-paned windows at both floors. Tripartite windows at ground in 2 bays to left of tower (harled mullions); bipartite piended dormers aligned above. 2-leaf small-paned patio door at ground in bay to outer left.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay (originally single storey). Quadripartite window at ground in bay to right; 3-light canted window in bay to left; large tile-hung box dormer above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 5 single attic windows centred in jerkin gable in bay to outer right. Projecting single storey service block at ground in bays to left; tile-hung tripartite box-dormer above.

Predominantly 8-, 9- and 16-pane timber sash and case windows; some timber casements to box-dormers. Red clay-tile roof; conical capped tower; harled stacks to N and S; large sandstone copes; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: a good, largely unaltered, interior decorative scheme survives with contemporary detailing such as timber skirting boards, mantelpieces, picture rails and central stair comprising timber dado panelling, timber handrail and turned balusters; basket-arched alcove to living room.

SUMMERHOUSE: contemporary rustic outbuilding to SW of house. Timber construction (undressed branches); coloured leaded windows.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: rounded coping to random rubble sandstone wall to Cramond Road North. Squared and snecked rubble sandstone piers flank entry; coursed projecting cornices; pyramidal caps; iron gates.

Statement of Special Interest

Lindores is a good example of 1930s domestic architecture surviving in near its original condition in formal gardens with its walls gatepiers and gates intact and with the retention of the majority of the original interior detailing, such as fireplaces, fitted units, and joinery throughout.

When listed the building had been used for some years as a residential care home however there seems to be little effect on the original interior detailing and it was sympathetically reinstated to a single dwelling circa 2009.

The Architect William Innes Thomson (1910-1990) largely worked on public houses and bar fitting in the Edinburgh area including the White House in Craigmillar (see seperate listing). In the mid 1930s he was apprenticed to W Scott Morton and Co and this is perhaps why the internal joinery of Lindores is of such good quality. It was built for Jessie Baxter Barker or Ross and approved on 22 May 1936.

The Summerhouse was not evident on site 2012. List description updated following review 2012.

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.