43 Powdermill Brae, Gorebridge

Later 19th century. 2 storey and attic, 3 bay, rectangular plan villa. Tooled coursed sandstone with polished dressings; long and short droved quoins. Base course; droved dividing band courses; eaves course.

SW (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical; grey sandstone; principal floor reached by central infilled platt; central pilastered doorpiece, with carved consoles supporting projecting hoodmould; matching windows to flanking bays; bipartite windows to left and right bays of basement; timber boarded door to right return of infilled platt; regular fenestration to 1st floor.

SE ELEVATION: squared and snecked sandstone; windows to centre of principal and 1st floors; 2 leaf boarded timber door to outer right of basement.

NE ELEVATION: not seen 1997.

NW ELEVATION: squared and snecked sandstone; window to centre of principal floor and 1st floor; window to left of 1st floor.

RAILINGS AND PIERS: barley sugar iron railings run along principal elevation of villa curving to door; 4 coped sandstone piers symmetrically placed.

Primarily 4 pane timber sash and case windows; replaced 2 pane timber sash and case windows to basement, left of principal floor (SW elevation) and principal floor of NW elevation. Piended slate roof with lead ridges; cast iron rainwater goods; pairs of polished coped wallhead stacks to NW and SE.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.