Tower House, 6 Bridge End, Dalkeith

Early 19th century. 2-storey (3-2) house in irregular terrace with octagonal stair tower to centre bay. Random rubble, heavily repointed; canted window rendered and lined; ashlar dressings. Cill courses at ground and 1st floors of canted windows. Eaves cornice to tower.

Timber margins to canted window.

S (NORTH ESK) ELEVATION: painted timber plastered and pedimented doorpiece in bay to left of centre; replacement door. Tower at centre, raised above eaves, probably 1853; stair window to S with raised margins; sundial above, bearing motto "WB" and date "1745", with early 19th century pedimented and bracketted surround, emblem of a hand and numerals in pediment; shield above, inscribed "WB 1853"; eaves cornice bracketted and broken by mannered pediment to S with ball finial. Full-height, flat-roofed canted window in bay to outer right. Regular fenestration at ground and 1st floors.

W ELEVATION: mutual gable with No 8 Bridgend (see separate listing).

E ELEVATION: adjoined to lower building, No 4 Bridgend (see separate listing). Rubble garden wall running N adjoined to left of extended E elevation.

Plate glass glazing pattern in sash and case windows. Conical roof to tower. Modern rooflight to S. Coped skews, mutual to W. Coped rendered and lined stacks, mutual to W, gablehead to E and truncated behind tower. Grey slates.

Low ashlar coped rubble retaining wall to S.