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Summary

Description

Early 18th century. 2-storey, 7-bay, rectangular-plan house connected to 3-storey, asymmetrical, L-plan house - "Boswell House". Painted rubble stone, plain margins.

S ELEVATION (2-storey house): 2 bays to extreme left with door, 5 bays to right with central pilastered doorpiece, window above off-set to left, 2 bays to left with single enlarged window at 1st, 2 bays to right with altered window at 1st to extreme right, dormer to right.

W ELEVATION (Boswell House): asymmetrical, altered ground floor, window to centre, cill at ground, doorway in re-entrant to left and right, window at 1st and 2nd floors to right, advanced harled gable end to right.

N ELEVATION (Boswell House): single bay wing, window at 1st and 2nd floors, 2 doors at ground. Single storey, 4-bay building adjoining (No 111) and extending W forming courtyard.

E ELEVATION (Boswell House): asymmetrical, 4 bays, 3 windows at 1st, 1 blocked, door to left at ground, single storey, single pitch addition to left extending E.

Variety of timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. 2-storey building; brick gablehead stack to E, later brick ridge stack to centre. Boswell House; rendered ridge stack to centre and gablehead stack to N, capped semi external stack to gable end of single bay wing, stone skews.

INTERIOR: houses connected. Boswell House; 18th century fielded panelling in 1st floor bedrooms to N and S, and 2nd floor bedroom to centre, latter as screen wall with 4-pane fanlight, large open chimneypiece with moulded stone surround to centre and room to N at ground, and to N at 2nd floor. 2-storey house; converted into ground and 1st floor flats, access to upper flat via main entrance door at ground and internal connecting door to Boswell House, fielded panelling in 2 rooms at 1st floor.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rubble stone boundary walls forming garden to E.

Statement of Special Interest

2-storey building formerly the Ship Inn. Boswell House acted as the overflow house for the Inn, and Dr Johnson and James Boswell stayed here during their tour of Scotland in 1773.

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