Loretto School, 15 Linksfield Road, Musselburgh is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 May 1985. Villa. 1 related planning application.

Loretto School, 15 Linksfield Road, Musselburgh

WRENN ID
forbidden-belfry-spring
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Constituency
Lothian East MP: Mr Douglas Alexander (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
15 May 1985
Type
Villa
Address
Loretto School, 15 Linksfield Road, Musselburgh, EH21 7LQ
OS grid reference
NT 350 729
Coordinates
55.94526, -3.04114
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Loretto School is a two-storey villa built around 1830, located at 15 Linksfield Road in Musselburgh. The building features an ashlar façade and is attached to No 14. It has a symmetrical design with three windows across the front and a slightly projecting central bay. The cornice, string course, and blocking courses extend from No 14, and there are in and out quoins. The entrance includes a recessed doorpiece with delicate side panels, and the windows are six-pane sash types. The roof is piended and covered with slate.

The villa has corniced end stacks, and the return elevation is constructed of rubble. There is a garden wall that was formerly topped by railings, and the overall design includes piended slate roofs and corniced stacks.

Local climate

Loretto School, 15 Linksfield Road, Musselburgh receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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