Walled Garden, Kingston House is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 7 December 1988. Farmhouse.

Walled Garden, Kingston House

WRENN ID
crooked-railing-dust
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
East Lothian
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
7 December 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey and basement, 3-bay

classically detailed farmhouse with 2-storey wings, raised

and altered at W. Rubble, harled to S and W wing;

painted ashlar dressings. Raised basement course.

S ELEVATION: raised centre bay and wide outer angle

pilasters, capped by diminutive half-piend roofs.

Flat-roofed porch addition projecting at centre, dated

1878, partly oversailing basement; round arched doorway

with decorative fanlight in pilastered surround. Cornice

blocking course and urn finials; windows to E and W.

Symmetrical windows.

N ELEVATION: 3 symmetrical window bays to main house

with raised basement.

W WING: raised and enlarged, 1920, garage opening

inserted at ground to W.

Canted angle oriel to SW with 5-lights.

E WING: low 2-storey service wing with piend-roofed

outbuilding adjoined at centre. 2 1st floor windows.

12-pane glazing to sash and case windows. Shouldered,

broad end stacks to main house, ashlar coped. Piended

slate roofs. Decorative sundial on S elevation.

WALLED GARDEN: large walled garden to S of house. High

rubble walls with rubble coping and round arched

gateway to N in curved angle.

SUMMERHOUSE/FOLLY: circular section, brick small garden

house with brick conical roof. Decorative applied shell

ornament in poor state on external walls (1987). Small square

light to N, doorway to S. Shell ornament of

interior walls, almost intact and decorative.

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