Boundary Wall, Jesmond Cottage, Chirnside

Late 18th and early 19th century with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, 7-bay cottage with later single storey, 3-bay wing at rear forming L-plan. Whitewashed harl; painted render dressings. Narrow quoin strips; raised margins (shouldered and keystoned in part to front); projecting cills throughout.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: step to boarded timber door centred at ground; glazed circular panel within; 2-pane letterbox fanlight; door surround with circular motif centred in lintel. Single windows at ground in flanking bays; larger single windows in remaining bays to outer left and right (keystoned); bipartite box dormers aligned above. Square-headed doorway recessed to outer right accessing rubble-walled courtyard at rear.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled block to right with small attic light off-set to right of centre; single window at ground in bay to left. 3-bay wing adjoined to left with boarded timber door at centre; 2-pane fanlight; single windows in flanking bays.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1998.

Predominantly 4-pane upper, 2-pane lower glazing in timber sash and case windows; some 8-pane sash and case glazing; fixed windows with hopper-panes to side; small rooflight. Grey slate roofs; red tile ridging. Stone-coped skews; scrolled skewputts to main block. Apex stacks; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: rubble-coped, rubble walls partially enclosing site. Square-plan rubble gatepiers flanking pedestrian entrance; timber gate.