Town House, High Street, Peebles is a Grade A listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 February 1971. Town house, corn exchange.
Town House, High Street, Peebles
- WRENN ID
- small-newel-shade
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1971
- Type
- Town house, corn exchange
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Dated 1753. 2-storey 3-bay classical town house with former corn exchange (1860) to rear. Cream harl, pink sandstone ashlar dressings. Base course; banded impost course at ground floor; banded cill course at 1st floor; eaves cornice; angle margins; 1st floor windows with shouldered mouldings.
N (FRONT) ELEVATION: symmetrical; 2 depressed-arched pends to outer bays ( to right now infilled with modern glazing) framing central window. Regular fenestration above. Central bracketted pediment breaking eaves with ball finials and shield with Peebles' arms and date above.
S (REAR) ELEVATION: tall single storey former corn exchange projecting at right angle, tall windows ( now blocked) and openings. Small arched belfry to end gable.
12-pane timber sash and case windows to front block. Purple slates, piend and platformed roof to town house. Swept skewputts to corn exchange.
INTERIOR: not seen 1994.
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