Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

29 BRAEHEADLB880

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
C
Date Added
02/12/1980
Local Authority
North Ayrshire
Planning Authority
North Ayrshire
Parish
Beith
NGR
NS 34873 53895
Coordinates
234873, 653895

Description

Early 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay L-plan villa with central Doric-columned, pedimented porch; modern door within moulded architrave. Central 1st floor blind window. Harled (modern) with raised, painted window margins, eaves band course and angle margins; moulded eaves cornice. Blank gable to SW; blocked ground floor window to NW gable. Limewashed sandstone rubble to rear with droved ashlar margins (painted).

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: 3 bays. Projecting bay with slit window to ground, single window above to R; stair window to centre. 1st floor window to L; later single storey brick addition to ground L. Fragment of wall from adjoining building at outer L (long since demolished).

UPVC glazing (windows boarded up). Non-traditional concrete tiles replacing slates. Gable stacks and cans (replacements, circa 1985).

INTERIOR: not seen (2003).

Statement of Special Interest

Despite neglect and some out-of-keeping but largely reversible alterations (replacement glazing, rooftiles and removal of stone skews), 29 Braehead remains a good typical early 19th century villa with a distinctive pedimented portico. In 1980 the building still retained its slate roof and straight skews. The coped ashlar chimneystacks were removed in the 1980s and replicas reinstated in 1985 (thought not in original dimensions or materials). The building is empty and semi-derelict but awaiting forthcoming restoration (2003).

The villa occupies a prominent position in the town and can be seen from the Cross at the centre of Beith, contributing to the townscape. Originally, Braehead was lined on this side with villas and cottages but today there are gaping holes where buildings have been demolished. 29 Braehead is therefore a crucial surviving element to this part of the town.

References

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Marked on 1st edition OS map of 1858.

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)

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