26 Drove Road, Langholm

Built in 2nd half of 18th century. Two near contemporary

2-storey, 3-bay houses, that nearest W built first, houses

linked by pend. All rubble-built with ashlar dressings,

(dressings interrupted on original house where pend arch

inserted) continuous eaves/lintel band; slate roofs.

RANGE NEAREST W (NOS 28, 30): forestair with plain iron

handrail to central 1st floor door; windows in outer bays; 2

doors at ground, one now a window; otherwise, boarded doors

with rectangular fanlights; windows mainly sashes (4 and

12-pane glazing pattern). Brick end stacks.

RANGE NEAREST E (NO 26): wide central boarded 2-leaf door;

square 1st floor window; sashes throughout, with 4-pane

glazing pattern; ashlar-built small end stacks. Pend

(probably contemporary with main range) originally a wide

depressed arch, archway largely blocked, now with 2 doors to

either side (one, at least, serves as pedestrian pend);

enlarged window over pend has cill cut through arch.