Ladyfield East is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 June 1986. Villa. 1 related planning application.

Ladyfield East

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfries and Galloway MP: John Cooper (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 June 1986
Type
Villa
OS grid reference
NX 978 740
Coordinates
55.05031, -3.60011
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Ladyfield East is a classical villa likely built in the 1820s or 1830s, with a rear wing added and alterations made in 1843, along with 20th-century additions to the south. This two-storey, three-bay villa has an approximately T-plan layout and features a semi-sunk basement, set within large wooded grounds with a west-facing entrance.

The west elevation showcases a classicised central porch with pilasters at the chamfered angles, a frieze, cornice, and blocking course, flanked by a curved flight of steps on either side of the door. It also has a base course, a banded cill course at the first floor, an eaves course, and a cornice. Above the entrance, there is a Venetian style window set in a recessed, gabled panel.

The entrance elevation is constructed of broached ashlar, while the other elevations are mainly rubble-built with ashlar margins, all of which are painted. The windows feature raised margins, and the roof is covered with piended slate, although the stacks have been removed.

The interior, as observed in 2013, has been largely altered. The vestibule is classically decorated, with Doric columns framing the entrance to the elevated hall, which is accessed by steps. A cantilevered stair with decorative cast-iron balusters remains at the end of the hall.

Local climate

Ladyfield East sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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