Outbuilding, 1 The Avenue, Gifford is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 February 1971.

Outbuilding, 1 The Avenue, Gifford

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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
5 February 1971
OS grid reference
NT 533 679
Coordinates
55.90254, -2.74762
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

1 The Avenue in Gifford is a later to late 18th century, two-storey end of terrace house situated on sloping ground. The building is constructed from warm-coloured rubble sandstone with various margin dressings and has undergone significant window alterations.

On the east elevation, the house features a two-bay front with a door to the left that has chamfered arrises. To the right is a bipartite window formed from an original window, and there are two original first-floor windows located under the eaves.

The west elevation has a raised basement due to the slope of the land. It includes an off-centre door to the right, flanked by higher-set windows that were likely inserted later. The first-floor windows above are nearly symmetrical, with a small central stair window and a smaller window to the left, which may indicate the size of the original window.

The north gable elevation is mostly blank, with a former door on the outer left that has been blocked, which likely had a forestair. There is a small window at ground level below. The sash and case windows exhibit a small-pane glazing pattern, with some having four panes. The roof is modern pantile with a slate easing course and includes a skylight at the rear, along with end and mutual gable stacks.

There is also an outbuilding, probably from the late 18th century, which has a rectangular plan and is built from rubble sandstone with stugged dressings and a pantile piend roof. It is located on the sloping ground by Gifford Water and features a carriage door on the east elevation with a later lintel, flanked by a modern catslide shelter to the right supported by timber columns. A swept dormer breaks the eaves and is slated on the roadside elevation.

Local climate

Outbuilding, 1 The Avenue, Gifford receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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