5 Abbey Park Place Including Boundary Walls, Dunfermline

5 Abbey Park Place Including Boundary Walls, Dunfermline

An earlier 19th century detached house with alterations, Grade B listed. The building comprises a 2-storey main block with basement, three bays, and rectangular plan, flanked by single-storey wings to the east and west. It is designed in the Classical style with Greek Doric columns supporting the entrance porch and full-height pilasters flanking either side of the principal north elevation.

The principal north elevation is finished in painted ashlar, with the wings in painted droved ashlar. The remainder of the building is of coursed stugged sandstone with ashlar and droved ashlar dressings. A base course runs across the front, with an eaves cornice and shallow parapet above the principal elevation. The ground floor has a cill band, and the first floor has an apron band. Most windows have moulded architraves, except those in the basement of the principal elevation and the extended part of the west wing.

The north elevation features a slightly projecting central entrance bay approached by steps. An open porch with entablature is supported on a pair of Greek Doric columns at its front, with a pair of pilasters to the rear flanking a 4-panel timber door topped by a border-glazed rectangular fanlight. Flanking windows to each floor and one above are present, those to the ground floor being corniced and those to the first floor having panelled aprons. Panelled giant pilasters rise either side of the main block, with a low parapet at the eaves that is slightly higher and panelled and corniced above the pilasters and entrance bay. The flanking wings are set back slightly; each has a window with moulded architrave, though the left window is blocked. A basement entrance with a 4-panel timber door is located to the left wing.

The south elevation is regularly fenestrated with windows to each bay on each floor, except for two bays to the left of the ground floor, which are occupied by a large inserted rectangular 12-light oriel window supported on a pair of square-plan piers at basement level. The rightmost ground floor window has been altered to a door with a steel balcony and steps. The first floor window to the outer right has a later wrought-iron balcony. Margins frame either side of the main block. The wings are set back to either side; the left wing has been extended on this side with two windows (one narrow), while the right wing has been extended at basement level with a window set back to the original wing.

The east elevation has a basement occupied by a single storey extension to the left. Three windows light the left of the ground floor to the main block, with the ground floor wing to the right. A single window to the centre of the first floor provides light to the main block.

The west elevation has a blocked entrance and window to the right at basement level of the main block. A single storey wing with a later extension to the right of the ground floor is positioned to the left. A window to the centre of the first floor lights the main block.

The windows are predominantly 12 and 15-pane timber sash and case type. The main block has a grey slate hipped roof, whilst the wings have low, possibly flat, roofs. The original west wing has a piended finialled rooflight. A pair of corniced wallhead stacks flanks the main block to the east and west; the east wing has a corniced ashlar stack with Gothic mouldings, and round cans are present.

The interior fittings mainly date from the early to earlier 20th century. An oak dog-leg staircase with carved balustrade and prominent newel posts occupies the hallway; the ground floor newel post has an angel finial with torchere. Oak dado panelling extends to the stairs and hallway. The dining room features plaster panelling, frieze, and ceiling decoration in Georgian style. Leaded stained glass windows are present in the stairwell and dining room, both incorporating swags, whilst the upper panes of the rear oriel window feature Art Deco leaded stained glass.

The boundary walls comprise a low coped sandstone wall to the front (north) and coped coursed rubble sandstone walls enclosing the grounds on the remaining sides.