Description
James Miller, architect; 1904. Part of irregular 3-house
terrace in Scots Renaissance style. 4-bay 3-storey elevation
with Dutch Renaissance gable and attic. To left, additional
2-storey single bay block.
Polished ashlar, stonecleaned, roll-moulded architraves.
2-storey canted window in 2 right bays with pilasters at
angles; deep plain parapet. To left, advanced architraved
doorway with cornice supporting balcony with delicate
cast-iron balustrade extending to canted window. Double-leaf
panelled doors. Barrel-vaulted vestibule. At ground floor
left-centre bay, wide arched window. 2nd floor windows
flanked by decorated Ionic pilasters, outermost supporting
obelisk finials at wallhead; innermost supporting pilaster
strip rising into gable. Elaborately scrolled and finialled
gable with 2 attic windows flanked by similar pilasters.
Continuous cill strings at 2nd floor and attic.
2-storey extension to left; advanced full-height square bay
flanked by Ionic pilasters with continuous cornices at plinth
and 1st floor. Flanking advanced bay, roll-moulded panels
with medallion portraits at 1st. Deep plain parapet.
W flank; polished ashlar. 2 and 3 storey 6-bay elevation
detailed as main facade with large 6-light canted window to
centre bays. Good art-nouveau cast-iron balcony to 2nd floor,
now shored-up with iron struts.
Stugged ashlar rear with extensive mews and service ranges.
To W good art nouveau cast-iron railings with ashlar
ball-finialled gatepiers and decorative cast-iron gate.