Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Early 19th century. Irregular pair of terraced 2-storey, 3- and 5-bay subdivided workers? cottages. Random rubble yellow sandstone; raised and painted cement surrounds to S; droved long and short surrounds to N; painted cills; long and short rubble quoins; chamfered end to N. Additional S block windows created at ground circa 1990; flat-roofed harled addition at rear.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NOS 1-4: 2-leaf boarded timber door off-set to left of centre; narrow single window aligned above; bipartite window at ground in bay to outer right; bipartite windows at 1st floor in 2 bays to right of centre. Single windows at ground in 3 bays to left of entry; single window at 1st floor in penultimate bay to right.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: bipartite windows at both floors in bay to outer right.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION NOS 5-8: 2-leaf part-glazed timber door in central bay; flanking single windows; bipartite window at 1st floor aligned above entry; single windows at 1st floor in bays to outer left and right.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: partly rendered angled blank wall indicates previous continuation of terrace; remains of wall to N.

Various replacement small-pane timber casements, sash and case and uPVC windows. Machine-made red pantile roof; raised stone skews; end and mutual red brick coped apex stacks; circular cans.

INTERIOR: considerably altered to form 6 separate properties. Stone stair at centre N block.

Statement of Special Interest

Listed, despite alterations, for historical interest as surviving remnant of a once flourishing industry on the banks of the River Almond. Originally built to house workers in the nearby Dowie?s Mill - a spade and shovel manufactory from 1782 when it was bought by Lady Glenorchy (now demolished). The cottages were part of a much larger group of workers? housing - shown clearly on the 1895 Ordnance Survey (see separate list entry for Dowie?s Mill Lane, Primrose Cottage). In 1841, this group is said to have housed a total of 77, 28 of whom were mill employees. Listed in 1990 as Nos 14 - 21 Dowie?s Mill Lane Cottages, also known as 18 Brae Park Road.

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.