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Summary

Description

Early 19th century, with earlier outshot to rear (see NOTES); later additions and alterations. Single storey, symmetrical 3-bay, rectangular-plan classical house. Painted droved ashlar; painted rubble side and rear elevations with droved ashlar margins. Base course, dentilled cornice and blocking course.

NW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: advanced bay to centre, with tablet to blocking course with painted and carved house name. 2 shallow steps to central tripartite doorway; 9 flush-panelled door; reeded pilasters; radial semicircular fanlight. Windows to flanking bays with projecting cills. Later slightly recessed wall to left, to height of eaves, with coping and door to centre, fronting later timber lean-to.

SE (REAR) ELEVATION: square-plan outshot to centre with later openings. Windows to flanking bays; dormers, added c.1990, flanking central wallhead stack. Conservatory, added c.1990, to rear of outshot.

INTERIOR: (seen 2010) entrance hall with flagstone floor and elaborately detailed cornicing. Moulded cornicing to front reception rooms. Working window shutters. Roofspace partially converted to bedroom c. 1990.

Predominantly 12-pane in timber sash and case windows. Grey graded-slate piended roof. Harled and coped wallhead stacks with cylindrical clay cans to centre of side and rear elevations.

BOUNDARY WALL: rubble with coping; cast-iron replacement railings.

Statement of Special Interest

Completed by 1824, 24 Marlborough Street is a good example of small classical villa of this date. The building retains many original features such as a corbelled cornice and blocking course to the principal elevation and some elaborately detailed cornicing to the interior. The original setting of the building has been retained and it makes a significant contribution to a streetscape which is characterised by 19th century tenements and some single storey villas.

The current owner suggested that the earlier rear wing to which the classical front was added, dates from the 16th century. It served originally as a farm cottage or part of the farm buildings owned by the Duke of Argyll and provided light for ships sailing on the Firth of Forth (2010).

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