40 London Road, Kilmarnock

Circa 1835. 2-storey and basement, 3-bay, rectangular-plan classical villa. Finely stugged sandstone ashlar with polished dressings and quoins; coursed rubble to sides. Deep base course; cornice and low plain parapet. Architraved window surrounds with projecting sills to principal elevations.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: low ashlar walls with flat copes, terminating in squared piers with moulded cushioned caps, flanking 4 wide stairs leading to central entrance. Portico: pair of Doric columns with matching engaged pilasters to rear supporting entablature with prominent angle quoins; 2-leaf, panelled timber door within architraved surround. Window flanking to outer bay with partially concealed matching windows at basement; 3 regularly placed bays to 1st floor. Eaves cornice and low parapet surmounting.

NW ELEVATION: to ground floor, central door with plain margined surround, blocked window to left bay; blind elevation to 1st floor.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: ground floor partially concealed by boundary wall; regularly fenestrated to 1st floor.

SE ELEVATION: ground floor partially concealed by boundary wall; blind elevation to 1st floor, central wallhead stack.

Replacement 2-pane timber sash and case windows to ground floor of SW elevation; late 20th century, metal framed, 2-pane double glazed units to 1st floor. Piended grey slate roof with aluminium ridging and flashing. Painted cast-iron rainwater goods; gutters concealed by moulded cornices, downpipes to side elevations. Formerly pair of coursed ashlar, central wallhead stacks to side elevations; tall with corniced copes; tall shaped cans surmounting, some now missing, NW stack now removed.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2001; in use as private residential flats.