22 And 22A London Road, Kilmarnock

Possibly William Railton, circa 1875. Pair of 2-storey and basement, 2-bay, semi-detached L-plan classical villas; raised entrance porch in re-entrant angle. Coursed sandstone ashlar. Drip sills to projecting bay windows. Base and eaves course. Bracketed, overhanging blocked eaves.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: flight of 9 steps, divided into 2 by sloped party wall. Raised ground floor open entrance porch in re-entrant angle: decorated columns terminating in arched bracket, classical detailed cornice surmounting, ? glazed / timber panelled door with rectangular fanlight above. Single window above to 1st floor. Projecting 2-storey bay to left, further projection containing central window to basement; pilaster mullioned, 3-light rectangular bay window to ground and 1st floors with single window to each return, classical mouldings and detailing separating ground and 1st floor. No.22 as No.20 but reversed.

NW ELEVATION: basement elevation not seen; small square window with projecting sill to ? storey above door; larger staircase window with projecting sill to upper ? storey, wallhead chimney surmounting.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 2001.

SE ELEVATION: to ground floor off centre left, later panelled basement door with smaller door to right; small square window with projecting sill to ? storey above door; larger staircase window with projecting sill to upper ? storey, wallhead chimney surmounting.

2-pane timber sash and case windows, replacements to principal elevation of No. 20; stained glass margin lights to 4-pane horned timber sash and case staircase windows. 9-pane glazing to upper panel of front doors, 2 timber panels below. Later replacement window to basement of former No 22. Piended grey slate roof, later metal ridging, flashing and valleys, similarly treated piended grey slate roof to slightly lower bay windows. Bracketed and timber blocked over sailing eaves. Painted cast-iron rainwater goods, gutters bracketed to blocked eaves. Coursed ashlar stacks with moulded neck cope, large ornate to No. 22, plain replacement cans to No. 20.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2001