Brae Cottage, 89 Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

Circa 1800, with earlier 19th century additions at N, E and W. Single storey, basement and attic, 5-bay, irregular-plan, villa. Harled rubble, painted and droved margins, slate roof. Margined angles, windows mainly sash and case with 2-pane lower cases and 6-pane uppers, coped ridge, wallhead and gable stacks with some decorative cans.

S ELEVASTION: original 3 bays at centre; former door at centre blocked as window and flanked by windows, later dormer with multi-pane casements. Canted bay at left with 2 windows and piended-roof; bowed bay at right with 2 windows and half-conical roof.

E ELEVATION: projecting gabled entrance porch at centre with window, saw-tooth skew, door at left return with fanlight and bracketted and corniced canopy. Blank recessed bay at left with tall shouldered wallhead stack. Set-back bay at right with 2 windows.

N ELEVATION: 2 projecting gables with modern lean-to at centre. Gabled at left; 9-pane casement attic window, ashlar skew, small lean-to addition. Gable at right; large lower piended addition, shallow eaves, French doors and gablehead dormer at right return, small drum and pyramid skylight. Set-back bay at far right; door at centre, flanking windows, later dormer.

INTERIOR: fine embossed peacock and palmette wallpaper frieze in original entrance hall; egg and dart, and foliate cornices; marble and timber moulded chimneypieces; brick and stone slab shelves in cellar; cast-iron balusters at attic landing, and cupola fooflight.