Tealing House

Irregular-plan, classically detailed mansion house of complex building history, probably ar follows: southern part of main double-pileed central block circa 1600; further storey, advanced pedimented central bay and major extension to N early 18th century; E service and nursery wing, W wing and S entrance porch (including re-harling) by William Burn, 1827-29, constructed under supervsion of James Black of Dundee. central block 2-storey and basement; E service wing single storey and basement; nursery wing single storey, basement and attic. Harled rubble, slate roof. Ashlar margined windows, some moulded cills at N elevation, plate glass sash and case (12-pane pattern at service wing); margined angles at E and W wings; coped skews, corniced stacks.

MAIN BLOCK: 4-bay S elevation. 2 centre bays advanced and pedimented wiht oculus and tall gablehead stack, windows keystoned; later porch advanced at outer left with moulded doorcase, cornice and balustrade (mostly broken, 1990). Steep gable M-roof with gablehead stacks, large kitchen stack at E; blocked small square attic windows in gables.

W WING: linked to main block by recessed single bay with windows and piended dormerhead. Tall bipartite window at ground floor to S elevation, single window blinded at 1st, pediment with blind oculus. W elevation with corniced canted ashlar bay at basement and ground floor centre, 3 single windows at 1st.

N ELEVATION: W wing and linking block similar to S elevation but with single and bipartite window at basement, band course, tripartite and piended dormerhead at right (as altered by Burn), single windows elsewhere, dentil wallehead course; rear elevations of servoce and nursery blocks at far left forming courtyard including 2 subterranean barrel-vaulted cellars.

E ELEVATION: shallow 2-bay, single storey, basement and attic block abutting main house at centre; 2-bay, gabled nursery wing attached and in similar style advanced at right; further L-plan service block attached and advanced at outer right.

INTERIOR: monumental ashlar entrance stair and polygonally-arched moulded chimneypiece with patterned tiles. 18th century-style timber panelling at central ground and 1st floor rooms of original house. Simple plaster wotk in drawing and dining room; white marble chimneypiece in drawing room and black in dining room. Decorative cast-iron balusters to upper floors; various chimneypieces, dilapidated range; ashlar lined strong room with metal door at basement; collar beam roofs with some numbered beams.