19 And 19A Arnothill and former stables and boundary walls, Falkirk

This is a prominent, roughly H-plan villa built around 1876 by Thomas McFadzean, with alterations made in the early 20th century to add a single-story wing to the right (east). The villa is two stories and has an attic, set within a four-bay plan, featuring a tall, three-stage Venetian Gothic tower with a slated, pyramidal roof. It is constructed of coursed squared sandstone with sandstone ashlar dressings and quoins.

The south (principal) elevation showcases a two-story, three-bay block with advanced gabled bays flanking the central tower (the wing to the left being canted). To the right (east) is a recessed, roughly three-bay, single-story and attic block, linked by an advanced gabled wing at the far right. A deep, chamfered base course runs along the base of the late 19th-century block, with a moulded string course above the doorway. Recessed moulded bas-relief panels are found on the gable heads of the outer bays of the original block. The ground floor windows have plain surrounds, while the first-floor windows have shouldered arched, moulded surrounds. Small timber dormers are present within the single-story wing, some featuring round arched windows, with a shouldered arched surround above the gable end to the far right (east). The tower is tall and three-stage incorporating the main entrance on the ground floor. It has sloped, banded string courses at the first and second stages, and a string course with a consoled, moulded cornice at the third. A tall, pyramidal roof is topped with lucarned dormers and cast-iron ridge detailing. The main doorway, set within a moulded, shouldered arched surround with a fielded panel above, is flanked by marble columns with large sandstone capitals. The second stage features bi-partite, shouldered arched windows, and the third stage is tripartite.

The west elevation has roughly two bays, with a moulded string course and fielded panel at ground floor; a shouldered arched window at the first floor to the left (North), breaking the eaves in a small gablet.

The north (rear) elevation is roughly three bays, with two broad gabled wings flanking a recessed central bay. A gabled single-story block extends to the left (east).

The interior is predominantly classical with detailed cornicing and ceiling roses. There is timber panelling and shutters at ground floor level, timber fireplaces, and timber 4-panel doors. A stained glass window within the main staircase is dated 1878.

Predominantly plate glass is found within timber sash and case windows, with some later timber windows. The roof is multi-pitched and covered with grey slates. Corniced ashlar ridge gablehead stacks are topped with clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods are also present.

To the northeast are single-story and attic former stables, which have been altered to form a garage. These are rendered and have irregular fenestration with small-pane timber sash and case glazing, and a pitched slated roof.

A coped coursed sandstone boundary wall, topped with cast-iron railings, runs along the street elevation (north). Large sandstone ashlar gatepiers with chamfered corners and coped tops complete the external features.