Woodcote, William Street, Torphins

John Morgan, 1890; extended to W; sunroom mid 20th century. Single storey and attic, 6-bay Canadian Arts and Crafts style bungalow retaining fine interior detail. Brick with mock half-timbering. Deep granite base course, cavetto eaves course. Timber and brick mullions.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3 original gambrel-roofed bays to right comprising tall timber-braced gable at centre with 6-light canted window giving way to panelled gablehead with 4-hole pigeon loft at apex, tripartite window to left and flat-roofed extension to right. Single window to left and further gabled bay beyond with canted

window and braced gablehead, and later flat-roofed bowed bay with 6-light window angled to outer left.

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: gabled entrance bay recessed to right of centre with canopied, part-glazed panelled timber door and flanking narrow lights, 4 windows to left with 2 flat-roofed dormers above and decoratively-astragalled circular window on right return of gambrel roof; projecting gable with variety of elements to outer left. Further bay to right with garage door.

E ELEVATION: variety of elements including multi-light flat-roofed bowed bay to left, brick chimney breast piercing set-back gable with tiny window to left in gablehead.

Multi-pane coloured glass top lights to canted windows and plate glass glazing pattern in top-opening timber windows. Green slates with brick stacks, cans and decorative terracotta ridge tiles and cast-iron finial.

INTERIOR: fine decorative scheme in place including various decorative timber-lined rooms and ceilings, fire surrounds and overmantels; cupboards with leaded coloured glass panels and cast-iron radiators. Timber-balustered dog-leg staircase in kitchen leading to maids room.