Holy Trinity Rectory, 20 High Cross Avenue, Melrose

Holy Trinity Rectory, built between 1847 and 1848 by Benjamin Ferrey, is a large, asymmetrical Jacobean house situated on a sloping site. The entrance front faces east, featuring a symmetrical main house block that is two stories high with three bays. The central bay is advanced and gabled, and a gothic entrance porch projects to the left. To the right, a single bay recessed link connects the main block to a service wing, which extends forward and includes a large stepped chimney to the south and a gable to the east. The building is two stories with a raised basement due to the slope of the ground. There is an original separate access from Waverley Road, which is reached by steps and a terrace with a cast-iron balustrade.

On the south front, there are two gables with a tripartite mullioned window on the right side at ground level and a canted bay on the left. The first-floor windows have been enlarged to tripartites. The exterior is constructed of coursed squared rubble with polished and stugged freestone dressings. The roof features straight skews and is slated, with rectangular ashlar corniced stacks.