Brisbane Mains, Largs is a Grade B listed building in the North Ayrshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 February 1980. 2 related planning applications.
Brisbane Mains, Largs
- WRENN ID
- unlit-threshold-ebony
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- North Ayrshire
- Constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran MP: Irene Campbell (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1980
- Address
- Brisbane Mains, Largs, KA30 8SL
- OS grid reference
- NS 209 622
- Coordinates
- 55.82033, -4.86028
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Brisbane Mains is a single-storey stable block built around 1807 by the architect James Gillespie. The building has a U-shaped plan with a symmetrical 11-bay south elevation.
The stables have been partially converted at the east end for domestic use; one south-facing window has been enlarged. The exterior is harled with ashlar margins, all painted. The south elevation features advanced central and outer bays, with a tall, round-arched pend centrally located within a pedimented bay. A blind oculus sits in the tympanum above the pend. Five bays flank the central bay with the two outer bays being advanced and having swept roofs. Some windows are blind, while others have dummy shutters. Most windows are square-headed, opening onto the courtyard. The east range incorporates a cartshed with segmental-arched cartways, mostly blocked. A modern porch has been added to the south range.
The building has slate roofs. Brisbane Mains was originally associated with Brisbane House, which has since been demolished. James Gillespie is also known as Gillespie Graham, a name he adopted after marrying a Graham heiress. Further details can be found in the Brisbane Manuscripts held in the Mitchell Library.
Local climate
Brisbane Mains, Largs sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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