Lethen House

Dated 1788, with later 18th and 19th century additions

and alterations. Pinned rubble, polished ashlar

dressings. Symmetrical 3-storey and attic, 5-bay south

facing front with 2-storey, wide single bay wings at

east and west gables slightly set back from main block

and projecting at rear. Centre door with engaged column

and corniced doorpiece, masked by later porte cochere

with ashlar balustrade. 2 later 19th century canted

dormers. Flanking wings have Venetian windows in ground

and 1st floors and piended platform roofs. Projecting

circular rear stairwell rising 1 storey above wallhead

to terminate in circa 1865 J-shaped flat roof with

ashlar balustrade and terminal ball finials; also

weather-vane. Stairwell link to end wings by later

2-storey flat roofed wings.

Mainly 2-pane glazing; corniced end stacks slate roofs.

Interior; semi-circular stair with cast-iron balustrade

with acanthus decoration. 1st floor drawing room with

circa 1800 simple plaster cornice and marble chimney

piece. Long 1st floor corridor with engaged pilasters

linked by ribbed, round-headed ceiling. Garden gate

piers and railings; pair later 19th century decorative

trellis cast-iron gate piers with decorative pyramidal

finials each terminating with hand clasping bunch of

arrows. Decorative cast-iron pedestrian gate with

spearhead detailing. Flanking low coped rubble walls

with matching spearhead cast-iron railings.