21, 21A Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen

W Henderson & Son, 1907; later additions and alterations. Tooled coursed grey granite to ground floor of N elevation, rubble to 1st floor and remaining elevations, finely finished to margins. Rough-faced base course; contrasting light grey granite long and short dressings, chamfered margins to 1st floor of N elevation; dividing string course; queenpost detail to gableheads; overhanging eaves with timber bargeboards.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; gableted bay to centre, flat-roofed porch to ground floor, 2-leaf panelled timber door reached by stone steps, leaded fanlight; recessed 1st floor with window to centre; gabled bays clasping porch to left and right, 3-light canted window to ground floor of each with parapet forming balcony to 1st floor, tripartite windows with hoodmoulds to 1st floor. 2-storey wing adjoining to outer right (see below).

W ELEVATION: gabled; predominantly obscured by 2-storey wing, glazed ground floor with simple pilasters to outer left and right, channelled rustication; 3-light windows to left return at 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical; flat-roofed addition to ground floor of centre bay, 2-light stair windows above; 5-light canted window with piended slate roof to ground floor of bay to left, bipartite window to 1st floor, piend-roofed tripartite window attic floor; substantial wing advanced to bay to right, irregular fenestration, carved plaque to left return depicting Christ, reading "EGO SUM LUX MUNDI (therefore I am the light of the world).

E ELEVATION: gabled; piend-roofed rectangular-plan ingleneuk advanced to right of ground floor, irregular fenestration to remainder; wing adjoining to outer left.

Predominantly timber sash and case windows; delicately leaded upper panes to N elevation, some leaded panes to remainder. Piended and gabled slate roof with lead ridges, slate ventilators to rear pitch. Coped gablehead stacks with octagonal cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 2000.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: low coped ashlar walls to N, flanked by square-plan gatepiers and high walls stepped-up to NW; rubble walls to remainder.