12 London Road, Kilmarnock

Circa 1840; later additions, John J Railton, 1875. 2- storey, 3-bay classical villa with screen walls and single storey, terminal bays. Red sandstone ashlar, channelled to ground floor, coursed above; polished dressings and door surround. Coursed and random rubble side elevations and rear extension. Bracketed eaves, cornice and blocking course. Lugged architraves to 1st floor of principal elevation; window margins to side elevations.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: ashlar steps leading to central recessed timber panelled door, architraved surround and Doric engaged columned doorpiece. Window to outer bays at ground floor. Band course engaging line of door surround. 3 regularly placed bays with eared architraves to 1st floor. To right, single storey screen wall with former segmental-arched carriage entrance to left, now in-filled to form public entrance to surgery; to right, raised terminal bay with central window, cornice surmounting. To left, single storey screen wall with former segmental-arched carriage entrance to right, now used as vehicular access to rear of surgery; to left, raised terminal bay with blind central window, cornice surmounting.

W ELEVATION: original elevation to right: window to ground floor left; window to 1st floor off centre left. 1875 extension adjoining to left: window to each floor on right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: L-plan: single storey extension adjoining E wing and left bay of ground floor of main house; bipartite window to right. 1st floor arm to right: single window to left, bipartite window to right; window to left of left return. Further window facing N on recessed 1st floor of main house.

E ELEVATION: original ground floor elevation concealed behind much later in-fill with pyramidal glass roof. Blind 1st floor to main building.

2-pane timber sash and case windows; 4-pane timber sash and case windows to W elevation. Piended and platformed grey slate roof; metal ridging and flashings. Painted cast-iron rainwater goods, gutters concealed by bracketed eaves cornice, downpipes to W and N elevations. 2 symmetrically placed, harled and moulded roofline stacks; 6 tall hexagonal cans to each.

INTERIOR: remodelled for use as doctor's surgery; upper floor not seen, 2001.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: low coursed ashlar wall with rectangular copes to front of house; terminating in taller, ashlar panelled gatepiers, each with a moulded cope, underside of which matches bracketed eaves of house; driveway to flanks. Outer piers mismatched, belonging to adjacent properties.