Wren's Nest, Abbey Close, Jedburgh

Earlier 18th century symmetrical 2-storey and attic 7-bay single pile house on raised basement incorporating earlier fabric, with later wing to rear making L-plan and coach house forming court. Sandstone rubble with ashlar margins, formerly rendered; court elevations recently re-harled. Single windows to all storeys of all bays unless stated. Principal block with upper floor windows with lintels in ashlar eaves course.

S (GARDEN) ELEVATION: 2-storey and attic on raised basement 7-bay, coursed rubble. 5 centre bays grouped together; basement rendered with band course above. Swept steps (10) across basement area at centre to 2-leaf glazed doors with rectangular fanlight in pilastered and corniced ashlar doorcase; flanking bays bridged at principal floor by large tripartite windows (probably contemporary with addition to rear). Skylight at centre flanked by pair of piend-roofed slate-hung dormers.

Garden walls adjoin facade at right angles to left and in same plane to right.

E (ABBEY CLOSE) ELEVATION: 2 and 3-storey 3-bay. Broad original 3-storey bay to left with windows displaced to right. Tall 2-storey range to N with 2 widely spaced bays; flush panelled door to left with 4-pane fanlight and single window above; bipartite wndows to right, that at ground converted to French windows; crowstepped gableheads to windows with rectangular ventilators and initials GF and MM inscribed (dating their addition, circa 1865).

N (COURT) ELEVATION: end rubble walls of flanking ranges with crowstepped gables and gablehead stacks; E return wall with windows to domestic range; W return wall with garage and entrance to loft above; irregular single storey pentis-roofed 3-bay range across court to S with garage to right, small window at centre and modern glazed door and screen to left; blank wall above.

Timber sash and case windows; various configurations to S (consistent by floor), 12-pane to E. Principal block with piended roof; rendered stacks, coped and ashlar faced to NE. Grey slates; crowsteps with skewputts.

INTERIOR: vaulted 17th century cellars; some 18th century panelling survives, and early 19th century plasterwork (cornice, ceiling rose) and marble fireplace.

WALLS, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: coped ashlar gatepiers with some rock- faced stones; low ashlar saddleback coped rubble wall to E front; decorative cast-iron railings and gates. High rubble garden wall to SE with 2 blocked windows the remains of demolished schoolrooms; similar walls to rest of garden.