County Offices, 14 Newtown Street, Duns is a Grade B listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 June 1971. Classical villa. 4 related planning applications.
County Offices, 14 Newtown Street, Duns
- WRENN ID
- stark-buttress-brook
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 June 1971
- Type
- Classical villa
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Earlier 19th century. 2-storey 5-bay classical villa. Polished cream ashlar sandstone.
S (FRONT) ELEVATION: base course; cill courses to both floors; projecting dentilled cornice and blocking course, raised slightly at centre. 2 steps to central Tuscan portico with pair of columns and attached pilasters; panelled 2-leaf door with 2-pane rectangular fanlight. Regular fenstration. Recessed single storey flat-roofed bay to left adjoining neighbouring building.
E ELEVATION: coursed stugged sandstone. Projecting closet to right at ground; single window at centre of 1st floor. Wallhead stack.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: squared, snecked and stugged sandstone.
4 irregular bays; stair window at centre with projecting piend-roofed porch below.
12-horizontal-pane timber sash and case windows. Piended roof; grey slates; corniced shouldered ashlar stacks with chamfered reveals.
INTERIOR: converted to offices.
GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: pair of square ashlar corniced gatepiers to E with base courses and flat pyramidal caps; wrought iron gates and railings.
Detailed Attributes
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