2 Swanston Village, Edinburgh is a Grade C listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 December 1998. Cottage.
2 Swanston Village, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- slow-jamb-rye
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 3 December 1998
- Type
- Cottage
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Circa 1850; altered/extended 1933. Terrace comprising pair of single storey farmworkers? cottages built into slight incline in 2 stages. Symmetrical design. Coursed stugged sandstone, droved at arrises and with droved ashlar dressings and harled brick rear extensions. Architraved surrounds to openings: those to principal and side elevations have semicircular panels at head. Coped gables.
W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: reversed plans: slightly off-centre entrance with boarded timber door and 2-pane rectangular fanlight to each cottage; 2-light window with timber mullion to inner bay (originally single light, modified 1933); small window to outer bay.
E (REAR) ELEVATION: single storey, flat-roofed extension to each cottage; each with entrance with flanking windows; additional window to right to No 1.
N AND S ELEVATIONS: single window to each gable end.
Mainly 12 and 8-pane timber sash and case windows. Slate roofs to main body of terrace; flat leaded roofs to rear/E extensions; 2 corniced gablehead stacks; one to centre of ridge; round and decorative octagonal cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIORS: not inspected (1997).
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