Stables, Craigend Park, Kingston Avenue, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 19 November 2003. Stable block.
Stables, Craigend Park, Kingston Avenue, Edinburgh
- WRENN ID
- tired-frieze-frost
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 19 November 2003
- Type
- Stable block
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Frederick Pilkington, 1867-9. L-plan formerstable block (converted to residential use) with secular French Gothic detailing; 2-storey main block and single storey wing to NW. Round-arched openings; bracketed eaves; beaked gables; finialled dormers breaking eaves. Rock-faced pink sandstone with cream sandstone dressings and band courses.
W (COURTYARD) ELEVATION: segmental-arched cart entrance to right with modern glazing; modern conservatory to left; 3 dormers breaking eaves above. Piend-roofed single storey wing projecting to outer right with 3 segmental-arched openings (modern glazing); decorative carved stone to down pipe.
S ELEVATION: gabled end elevation with round-arched windows to ground and 1st floors; polygonal chimney stalk corbelled out with decorative carving to base.
E (REAR) ELEVATION): segmental arched openings to ground floor. Bipartite dormers with round-arched windows flanking shouldered wallhead stack.
N ELEVATION: gable end of 2-storey block to left with segmental-arched openings to ground. Single storey wing to right.
Plate glass, some sash and case, some top hoppers; some modern glazing. Blue-grey slates. Polygonal stacks with cushioned caps.
BOUNDARY WALL, GATEPIERS AND ENTRANCE ARCH: coped high rubble boundary wall. Pyramidally coped ashlar gatepiers. Crowstepped ashlar entrance arch.
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