Garson House

Earlier 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, symmetrical 3-bay, rectangular-plan plain classical house with lower 2-storey addition recessed to right (N) and single storey piended addition recessed to left (S). Harled over squared rubble. Concrete cills.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled door with 3-light fanlight at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking. 2-bay addition to right: screen wall in front of bay to left; window at each floor to right. Single-bay addition to left: blocked window to centre.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay main house: window at each floor in bay to centre and to left. tall stair window in bay to right. Blank slightly advanced elevation to piended addition to right. 2-bay addition to left, forming cat-slide roof: window at 1st floor to right; window at ground to right return; lean-to addition at ground to left.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay addition offset to left: tall full-height wallhead stack, slightly advanced in bay to centre. Tall round-arched window in each bay flanking. Window at each floor to outer right of main house; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

N (SIDE & ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: advanced blank gabled addition to right; gablehead stack. Single storey 2-bay lean-to entrance block behind screen wall in bays at ground to left; boarded door in each bay. Window at 1st floor to outer left of main house; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Old Orkney grey slate; slate to additions; stone ridge; concrete skews; harled corniced stacks; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: architraved timber panelled doors; timber skirting boards; timber panelled shutters; decorative cornices; flagstone floors at ground; timber staircase with decorative cast-iron banisters and timber handrail; timber and marble fire surrounds extant to principal rooms at 1st floor.