Stable Range, Ormiston Manse, Main Street, Ormiston

17th century 2-storey house, altered in 1779 by removal of 1st floor for addition of new 1st and 2nd floors, and a similarly 3-storey projection at rear, and probably simultaneously, additions in re-entrant angle at rear creating service court; circa 1850 further alterations and 2-storey addition to rear projection, at right angles. Rubble, harl-pointed, squared and snecked in 19th century additions; relieving arches to windows of 17th and 18th century work; ashlar dressings and chemfered arrises.

E-W WING: 3 bays to S grouped towards centre; ground floor windows altered, tall 1st floor windows and small 2nd floor windows breaking eaves in gabled dormerheads (mid-19th century). 2-bay gabled end elevations; gabled ashlar porch added to E elevation, with mannered lintel to doorway and chamfered reveals (mid 19th century); windows at 1st floor; 2nd floor winow to S bay of both E and W elevations.

1779 ADDITION: 3-STOREY GABLED PROJECTION TO N elevation of earlier block to E.

CIRCA 1850 ADDITION: 2 tall storeys, gabled and adjoined at right angles l to 1779 projection, extending E. Blank gabled elevation to E; tripartite windows at ground and 1st floor to N; S elevation 2-bay, comprised of gabled bay with stack and bay with ground and 1st floor single windows.

Gabled single storey and attic addition in re-entrant angle at rear and pentice roofed addition to earlier house, forming narrow passage to rear doorway (currently with modern lead-to porch).

Small-pane glazing patterns in sash and case windows (plate glass in 3 windows of S elevation). Eand stakcs. Grey slates.

OUTBUILDINGS:

STABLE RANGE: 19th century. Rectangular-plan range to NW of house, comprised of taller block at centre, flanked to N and S by lower blocks in symmetrical fashion; garage entrance inserted; blank elevation to W; doorway to each block to E elevation. Rubble: ashlar coped skews; grey slates.

GARDEN SHEDS: 18th and 19th century. L-plan of group of toolsheds. Earlier range to E with piended roof at corner and pantiles. Taller gabled range, grey slates, to W. Machinery doors to both blocks.

RAILINGS, PIERS, RETAINING WALLS: decorative railings retained on coped rubble base to SW of house (roadside railings removed and replaced with harled wall); pyramid-capped ashlar gatepiers; rubble retaining walls and walled garden to NW.