Hassendean Cottage, Bakers Road, Gattonside

Probably late 18th century with mid 19th century additions to rear (see Notes). 2-storey, symmetrical 3-bay, traditional house with moulded corniced doorpiece flanked by bi-partite windows (enlarged later) with stone mullions. Harled rubble with ashlar margins. Small square attic windows to both gable ends. Gabled, single-storey drawing room addition to rear with tri-partite window; lean-to porch at re-entrant angle adjoining W elevation. Very tall stack to rear. Run of single-storey outbuildings extending N into the garden at NW corner. Decorative wrought-iron gate to road.

12-pane glazing to timber sash and case windows. Pitched roof, straight stone skews and beaked skewputts. Grey slate. Coped skews. End stacks with clay cans. Cast-iron rain water goods. Large sloping garden to rear.

INTERIOR: barrel vaulted cellar/former kiln. Split-level internal arrangement linked by stairwell landing with timber balustrade and handrail. Kitchen with early 19th century, fitted timber cupboards and drawers. Timber boarded walls and ceilings to attic rooms.