Dumfries County Buildings, Kirkbank, English Street, Dumfries

Later 19th century. 2-storey large villa. Roughly

square-plan, with service wing to NW. Bull-faced

snecked red ashlar and quoins with polished dressings

and moulded/chamfered reveals; windows mostly mullioned,

and mostly segmental-headed at ground, shouldered at

1st floor. SE and SW elevations both 3 bays, bipartites

to inner bays and stone-bracketted balconies linking canted

full-height outer bays - canted bays facing SE corbelled

to square at 1st floor. Balustraded long narrow porch at

NW with 6 shouldered-headed lights; second door on NW

wall alongside, facing service wing and string course

between floors and at 1st floor cill level; bracketted

cornice.

Corniced stacks; piended slate roofs.

Interior: elaborate cornice and ceiling plasterwork in

principal rooms; carved timber stair; some fireproof

partitions.