Rathelpie (Former Free Church Manse) Including Boundary Walls, Kennedy Gardens

Probably John Milne, 1856-57. Large multi-gabled, 2-storey, asymmetrical former Free Church Manse with Tudor Gothic 3-stage tower. Distinctive stepped roofline, tower, chimneystacks and lying pane glazing adds character to Kennedy Gardens. Squared and snecked sandstone with ashlar margins and stone mullions. Base course; first floor cill course.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: NW (Kennedy Gardens) elevation: 4-bay with advanced 3-light bay window with 4-light canted bay above to right terminating in steeply gabled roof with carved stone finial. Near centre 2-storey gabled single bay with small carved stone cross finial. To left further single gabled bay. To far left later flat-roofed single bay addition.

SE (garden) elevation: off-centre bay with tall bipartite stair window. To left 2-storey gabled single bay with stonecarved finial. To far left recessed 3-stage tower with moulded, pointed arched and hoodmoulded entrance with 2-leaf panelled timber door. Square-plan tower with decorative stepped parapet. To right stepped down 2-storey bay with gabled window breaking eaves. To far right further stepped down bay with single window to ground floor.

Predominantly 8-pane lying-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slates. Tall diamond ashlar ridge stacks with some cans. Ashlar-coped skews with beaked skewputts. Some cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: simple decorative scheme in place with good plaster ceilings and cornicing. Deeply moulded consoled cornice sections divide ceilings to ground and 1st floor. Dogleg staircase with iron balusters and timber handrail.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low squared rubble semicircular coped sandstone stone section of wall to NW. To E high rubble section incorporating entrance to modern garage.