Mansfield, 59 Easter Street, Duns

Later 18th century with earlier 19th century additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, single one room deep villa with later single storey 2-bay wing and converted service range. Cream sandstone with ashlar dressings. Ground rises to rear.

ORIGINAL HOUSE: E ELEVATION: symmetrical; diagonally droved coursed stone and long and short rusticated quoins. Panelled door with

rectangular plate glass fanlight in pedimented doorcase with lugged architrave; regular fenestration; pair of piend-roofed dormers at wallhead.

S ELEVATION: 2-bay harled gable end; right bay with windows to both floors, left bay with door at ground; attic window to left in gablehead.

W ELEVATION: harl-pointed; stair window at centre; ground floor parlty sunken with small window at left; 1st floor windows to outer bays.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews, scrolled skewputts to front; grey slates; brick stacks.

LATER WING AND SERVICE RANGE: later single storey 2-bay harl-pointed wing to N; recently converted lower service range extending W beyond with skylights in roof. 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Ashlar coped skews; piended roof to service range; grey slates; brick stack.

INTERIOR: 2 neo-classical gesso fireplaces; panelled dado and shutters. 19th century plasterwork.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: rubble wall with ashlar coping, drops at front with pair of squat obelisk gatepiers and 20th century wrought-iron gate. Secondary entrance to N blocked.