Summer House, Polton House is a Grade B listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 March 1985. Summerhouse. 5 related planning applications.
Summer House, Polton House
- WRENN ID
- steep-quoin-thistle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Midlothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1985
- Type
- Summerhouse
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Earlier 18th century. 2-storey square-plan summerhouse. Sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Chamfered reveals to openings; eaves course. Centred window at each floor to SW. Forestair with some brick shoring and coped walls to 1st floor boarded door offset to right on NW elevation; vestigial wallhead stack centred. 2 relieving arches above a square opening, now with replacement boarded, 2-leaf garage doors, centred at ground to NE elevation; iron grille to window off set to right at 1st floor above. (Grilles removed from other windows). Lean-to addition at ground on SE face; window centred above.
Variety of glazing patterns including replacement 8- and 2- pane timber sash and case windows; fixed plate glass window to SE. Pyramidal grey slate roof, swept at eaves, with diamond pattern to SW; flat roof to lean-to addition; lead remnant of gutter to NW elevation.
INTERIOR: roof construction exposed; chimney-piece with bolection moulded frieze remains.
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