Manse, Gladsmuir

The Well Manse in Gladsmuir, dated 1871, is a two-storey, three-bay former manse with a service wing to the east. It is constructed from squared and snecked cream sandstone, featuring ashlar dressings, stone mullions on bipartite windows, and stop-chamfered arrises.

On the south elevation, there is a central door positioned at a re-entrant angle formed by an advanced gabled bay to the left. The tripartite doorway is set in a recessed, segmentally arched panel and includes two-pane sidelights, a plate glass fanlight, and Rococo scrollwork above with a keystone plaque. The door is adorned with decorative iron hinges. To the right at ground level, there is a bipartite window, and on the first floor, two windows break the eaves in gabled dormerheads. The gabled bay features a bipartite window at ground level and another window above, with a hoodmoulded armorial plaque at the gablehead. The adjoining service wing is a single storey with an attic, recessed at the south, and has a bipartite window connecting to the passage. The projecting gable end displays a shouldered stack detail and a date plaque.

The west elevation consists of three bays, with an advanced bay to the left. It features two piended canted windows at ground level covered with fish-scale slates. The first-floor windows, two of which break the eaves, also include a plaque at the gable.

The north elevation mirrors the west elevation, with a lower service wing recessed on the left. It has bipartite windows at ground level and in the gabled attic of the service wing, with first-floor windows similar to those on the other elevations. The windows are sash and casement types with plate glass and four-pane glazing patterns. The roof is covered with grey slates, and the eaves are bracketed with decorative barge boards. The end and ridge stacks are made of coped ashlar, grooved, and feature decorative cans. Some decorative gutter fixtures are still retained.

In the garden to the south, there is a small circular roofless building that encloses a wellhead winding gear, constructed from random rubble with a door to the north and two small windows. The garden walls are also made of random rubble, and there is a pedestrian gateway leading to the churchyard to the west, along with gatepiers to the south.