33 Townhill Road, Dunfermline

Mid 19th century; altered and extended to E late 19th century. 2-storey and single storey and attic with single storey extension to E; asymmetrical; detached Jacobean villa with obelisk-finialled shaped gables and canted windows to principal (S) elevation. Coursed stugged sandstone (less finely coursed and partly cherry-caulked to rear) with droved ashlar dressings. Base course and architraved openings to principal and W elevations; eaves band to most parts. Coped gables with shaped skewputts.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-bay arrangement. Narrow entrance bay with obelisk-finialled shaped gable to centre of original block; round-arched entrance (with mouldings around arch) with flanking pilasters recessed within ashlar architrave with hood-like cornice; panelled timber door with fanlight; decorative crest band above adjoins cill of corniced 1st floor window surmounted by crest. Late 19th century canted mullioned tripartite with moulded parapet-like cornice (with crenellation-like pointed segmental-headed panel to centre over each face) to lower height bay to left. Gabled bay (with kneelered gable) to right; canted mullioned tripartite with moulded parapet-like cornice (with crenellation-like pointed segmental-headed panel to centre over each face) to ground floor; corniced window surmounted by crest above. Late 19th century single storey single bay addition set back to outer right; obelisk-finialled shaped gable-headed corniced breaking-eaves mullioned tripartite surmounted by crest.

W ELEVATION: obelisk-finialled kneelered gabled bay; window to each floor.

N ELEVATION: 2-bay section set forward to centre; that to right is piended-roofed with round-arched stair window; small single-storey piended-roofed section projects to that to left; 2 windows (one small); entrance to right return. Single bay set back to right; mullioned bipartite to ground floor; polygonal piended dormer above. Late 19th century single storey single bay addition set back to outer left.

Grey slate roofs. Mainly multi-pane timber sash and case windows. 2 gablehead stacks with friezes; one to rear (N) gable of original block; one to E addition; wallhead stack to E of original block (at junction with E addition); ridge stack at junction with W bay; all corniced with friezes; round and octagonal cans.

INTERIOR: not inspected (1999).