District Council Chambers, 2 West Street, Penicuik is a Grade C listed building in the Midlothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 March 2000. Former council chambers, consulate.
District Council Chambers, 2 West Street, Penicuik
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-corner-sienna
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Midlothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 March 2000
- Type
- Former council chambers, consulate
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
- 2-storey Baronial former District Council Chambers, now partly-used as Belgian Consulate (No 2); rectangular-plan with engaged circular corner tower. Squared and snecked sandstone with polished dressings. Long and short quoins and surrounds to openings; dividing string course; crowstepped gables; 1st floor windows breaking eaves in crowstepped dormerheads.
NW (WEST STREET) ELEVATION: 4-bay with corner tower to outer left. 2 doorways at ground in penultimate bay to right; panelled doors; 4-light fanlights; single window at 1st floor above (no dormerhead). Bipartite windows to both floors in flanking bays. Tripartite window in bay to outer left.
NE (THE SQUARE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Engaged circular tower to right; doorway at ground; 2-leaf panelled door; lintel inscribed "Council Chambers"; single window at 1st floor above; panelled parapet; flagpole. Bipartite windows to both floors in bay to left.
SE ELEVATION: obscured by adjoining building.
SW ELEVATION: blank gable, partly-obscured by adjoining building.
Predominantly 8-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Mutual and gablehead stacks; coped, with circular terracotta cans. Beak skewputts.
INTERIORS: not seen, 1999.
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