By Galashiels, Whitelee House is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 July 2010. Country house.

By Galashiels, Whitelee House

WRENN ID
errant-balcony-sage
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Scottish Borders
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 July 2010
Type
Country house
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Mid 19th century with 1929 interior by Cowie and Seaton (see Notes). 2-storey, 5-bay, gabled Scottish-Rennaissance country house with pedimented dormers breaking eaves. Harled rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings. Chamferred margins. Fleur-de-lys finials surmounting gables. Timber door to curved entrance porch at SE corner re-antrant angle. Regular fenestration to W elevation with advanced outer bays, canted to ground; recessed, 3-bay former servants wing adjoining to N with piend-roofed single-storey outbuilding to far N. Irregular fenestration to (E) elevation.

INTERIOR: mosaic patterned floor to circular entrance porch. Long central spine corridor runs the length of the house. Panelled and beaded timber walls with segmental-arched surrounds to canted windows bays to principal ground floor rooms. Roll-moulded stone fireplace to former 'smoking room'. Octagonal cupola with decorative leadwork above N wing stair.

12-pane timber glazing to timber sash and case windows. Grey slate. Regular arrangement of ridge and end stacks with clay cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

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