Stable Block With Chapel And Walled Garden, Westloch House is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 January 2000. Stable block.

Stable Block With Chapel And Walled Garden, Westloch House

WRENN ID
far-hearth-wren
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 January 2000
Type
Stable block
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

18th century in origin with later additions and alterations. Single storey with attic, rectangular-plan former simple classical stable block incorporated within NE wall of walled garden with 2-storey tower at centre; 3-bay cottage to right; 2-bay former chapel (now workshop) to left with modern stable block adjoined to front. Harl-pointed whinstone rubble; cream sandstone dressings.

STABLE BLOCK, NE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-storey tower at centre with large, segmental-arched carriage entrance at ground; 2-leaf boarded timber door; circular window aligned above. 3-bay cottage to right with timber door at centre; letterbox fanlight; single windows flanking at ground; 2 squat, blocked openings beneath eaves; piended dormers flanking centre. Former chapel to left with boarded timber door at ground to right; single window at upper floor to left; modern stable block projecting below. SW (REAR/GARDEN) ELEVATION: 2-storey with attic tower at centre with large boarded timber door centred at ground; arched and boarded upper; circular window aligned above; round-arched attic light in gablehead. Cottage to left with various openings at ground; 3 circular openings beneath eaves (blocked to right). Former chapel to right with single window centred at ground; 3 circular openings beneath eaves. SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: former chapel with boarded timber door off-set to right of centre; Y-traceried window off-set to left above. 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows to cottage; modern timber dormer windows; diamond-pane leaded windows to former chapel; rooflights to N. INTERIOR: former chapel with rubble walls; open timber ceiling; fireplace in NW wall with inscribed lintel and brick voussoir arches. Remainder not seen 1999.

WALLED GARDEN: remains of rectangular-plan walled garden (approximately 1,200m?) with rubble-coped rubble walls (rendered in part); red-brick inner lining to E. Modern, single storey stable block to W. Subdivided by modern wall at centre; no remains of formal layout.

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