Walford, 228 High Street, Prestonpans

Dated 1757, addition to E circa 1870 plus later small extension to S. 2-storey with garret, original house symmetrical 3-bay with large squat dormers on both elevations. Generally coursed or snecked rubble, variegated sandstone in original house, mostly red sandstone in addition. Addition with smooth dressings and rounded chamfers.

N ELEVATION: original house symmetrical 3-bay. To ground, central doorway with moulded surround, modern door and plain fanlight, flanked by 2 windows with simple moulded surrounds. To 1st floor, 3 large windows with simple moulded surrounds. Dormer to garret with single modern window in original (?) moulded surround. 1870s addition to N slightly recessed, plain door to ground floor flanked by 2 windows, single bipartite window to 1st floor.

S ELEVATION: original house symmetrical 3-bay. To ground, flat-roofed bathroom extension obscures original doorway, flanked by 2 windows with simple moulded surrounds. 3 windows to 1st floor with simple moulded surrounds. Dormer to garret with 2 symmetrical windows, moulded surrounds, separated by empty plaque. 1870s addition to N projects in large bow with conical roof, 3 windows to each floor.

E ELEVATION: broad gable (all 1870s) with irregular features. 2 windows to ground, 3 to 1st floor, central corbelled empty niche at upper level. NE corner wall corbelled at 1st floor level.

Windows timber sash and case (except 10-pane casement on S dormer), 12-pane on original house, mostly 6 or 9-pane on addition. Roof in graded grey slate, plain skew to W gable, unusual raised and curvilinear skew to E gable. 2 stacks on original house in coursed rubble, plain cope and 4 plain cans to each.

INTERIOR: original house has hall running from N to S sides with

3 elliptical arches on pilasters. Winding stair to upper storey.

Most rooms with 18th century cornices, chimneypieces and 6-panelled doors, cellar on N side. 1870s addition with stained glass by J A S Salmon.

N GATEWAY: red sandstone ashlar. 2 square-section gatepiers and cavetto cornice and ball finial, the westmost fallen and broken. Pedestrian gateway to W adjoining house topped by carved inscription "Walford". Doors lined and braced.

GARDEN WALLS: enclosing garden to S and E. High wall in eroded sandstone with decorative coping in mortared lava fragments. Sealed doorway in S wall with eroded moulded surround.