29 Canmore Street, Dunfermline

Earlier-mid 19th century with addition. 2-storey and basement detached villa (now flats); comprising main 3-bay block with porch and narrower lower-height (2-storey) wing of later date to E. Classical design with Ionic columns to main entrance porch. Polished ashlar principal (N) elevation with droved basement; coursed rubble with droved ashlar dressings elsewhere. Base course to basement and ground floor, band course above ground floor and eaves cornice to principal elevation; eaves band and vertical margins at arrises elsewhere. Moulded architraves with aprons to ground floor windows to principal elevation; architraved openings to all floors elsewhere.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: steps up to central entrance with shallow porch; entablature supported on short walls terminating as pilasters to either side and pair of Ionic columns in between; 6-panel timber door with border-glazed rectangular fanlight. Window above and one to either side to each floor; those to 1st floor have recessed aprons. Central entrance to basement; 9-panel timber door with multi-pane rectangular fanlight. Entrance with shallow porch projects to left of ground floor; entablature supported on pair of short flanking walls terminating as pilasters; 6-panel timber door with rectangular fanlight. Cast-iron railings with fleur-de-lys and spearhead finials to either side of steps to main entrance and along street in front of basement.

S ELEVATION: central entrance with 2-light fanlight to basement. Window above to ground and 1st floors; flanking windows to each floor. First floor windows are door-height with decorative cast-iron balconies; central ground floor window formerly door-height with lower part infilled with timber. 2-storey wing extends to right; 2 windows to each floor.

E ELEVATION: 2 windows (at different levels) 2 centre. 2-storey extension projects to left. Ground floor vestibule projects to right.

W ELEVATION: central entrance; 9-panel timber door. Window at higher level to left and one above.

Mainly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended grey slate roofs. Wallhead stack with 6 corniced octagonal stacks to either side (E and W) of main block; corniced wallhead stack with band course to E side of 2-storey wing; round cans.

INTERIOR: not inspected (1998).