Glassaugh

Archibald Simpson, 1840 incorporating and re-casting

circa 1770 classical house which in turn had incorporated

17th century work. Mainly tooled ashlar with polished ashlar

dressings, some rubble revealed in ground floor and at rear.

S ELEVATION: 1840 Symmetrical 3-storey, 7-bay S front

with slightly advanced outer bays; centre ground floor

entrance scarred after removal of former columned

portico; centre and outer 1st floor windows with moulded

architraves; small 2nd floor windows; deep eaves band,

cornice and blocking course.

E ELEVATION: 2 3-storey return bays, remainder lowered to

2 storeys with centre advanced bowed bay.

W ELEVATION: former main front of circa 1770 mansion.

3 storeys, wide 5 bays with slightly advanced outer bays

delineated by rusticated quoins; centre 1st floor and

outer bays with pedimented windows with bracketted cills

and lugged architraves; deep cornice and blocking course

continued from S front (1840). 12-pane glazing in W

elevation windows, 8- and 10-pane casements in S front

(1840).

Most stacks in batteries of 3 square flues linked by

corniced cope (1840) though later 19th century hipped

stack survives at N wallhead.

Single storey rear service range.

INTERIOR: later 18th century staircase in W side of house

and 1840 staircase in centre stairwell in centre of S front

reached through former entrance lobby. Both in poor

condition with no balustrades. Mansion gutted and little

survives except some later 18th century raised and

fielded window shutters and 1840 beaded panelled window

shutters.