Description
Early 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay house forming part of terrace. Render. Eaves course; cornice; blocking course. Painted margins to openings.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central cavetto splayed doorpiece; steps to timber door; letterbox fanlight; single window aligned above at 1st floor; flanking single windows at ground and 1st floor. 2 piended dormers to outer left and right at attic. Low timber entrance door to outer right.
Plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; coped stacks; circular cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.
REFERENCES: John Wood's Plan of Ayr, 1818 (evident); feued 1814 (information courtesy of Robert Close); William Dodd "Ayr: A Study of Urban Growth" in AYRSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS, Vol 10 (1972), pp338, 358, 359; Rob Close AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN (1992), p23; Dane Love PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AYR (1995), p10; NMRS Photographic Archive (AY/5036).
NOTES: Nos 1-29 (Inclusive Nos, no No 13 and 30, 32 Fullarton Street) form B Group. The N side of Barns Street formed Ayr's first regular terrace development (Dodd, p358).
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ITEM NO 48
6 BARNS STREET
Group with Items: B Group (see Notes) CAT: B
Map Ref: NS 3356 Date of Listing: 5.2.71
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Early 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 4-bay house forming part of terrace. Painted render. Eaves course; cornice; blocking course. Painted margins to openings; blocked ground floor cills.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to 2 corniced block-pedimented doorpieces to outer right and penultimate bay to left; timber doors and letterbox fanlights (leaded to outer right); single windows to left of doorpieces at ground; regular fenestration at 1st floor. 2 canted dormers to outer left and right at attic.
4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; coped stacks; circular cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.
REFERENCES: John Wood's Plan of Ayr, 1818 (evident); William Dodd "Ayr: A Study of Urban Growth" in AYRSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS, Vol 10 (1972), pp338, 358, 359; Rob Close AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN (1992), p23; Dane Love PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AYR (1995), p10; NMRS Photographic Archive (AY/5033).
NOTES: Nos 1-29 (Inclusive Nos, no No 13 and 30, 32 Fullarton Street) form B Group. The N side of Barns Street formed Ayr's first regular terrace development (Dodd, p358).
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ITEM NO 49
8 BARNS STREET
Early 19th century. 2-storey, 4-bay house forming part of terrace. Painted render. Eaves course; cornice; blocking course. Margins to openings.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to doorpieces; columnar block-pedimented corniced doorpiece to penultimate bay to left; pilastered block-pedimented, corniced doorpiece to outer right; timber doors and leaded letterbox fanlights to both; single windows to left of doorpieces at ground floor; regular fenestration at 1st floor.
Plate glass timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone skews; coped stacks; circular cans.
INTERIOR: not seen 1998.