Walled Garden And Gatepiers, Laxfirth House, Lax Firth is a Grade C listed building in the Shetland Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 July 2000. Laird's house.

Walled Garden And Gatepiers, Laxfirth House, Lax Firth

WRENN ID
rusted-truss-raven
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Shetland Islands
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 July 2000
Type
Laird's house
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

18th century, remodelled in 19th century. 2-storey 5-bay (grouped 1-3-1) symmetrical laird's house comprising main block of rectangular plan with large 2-storey square-plan wing to rear (N). Rendered and painted walls with painted long and short quoins to windows and framing elevations.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical, modern lean-to porch centred at ground with 3 closely-spaced windows at floor above, regular fenestration in outer bays.

W ELEVATION: blank gable of main block to right, wing elevation recessed at left with windows to outer right and left of ground and 1st floors.

E ELEVATION: single storey gabled wing-projecting from main block at left, irregularly fenestrated wing elevation recessed at right.

Modern glazing throughout. Purple-grey slate piended roof to main block, flat felted roof to rear wing. Pair of shouldered 3-flue wallhead stacks to rear elevation of main block, and 4-flue shouldered wallhead stacks to E and W elevations of wing.

WALLED GARDEN AND GATEPIERS: random rubble wall enclosing long rectangular garden extending to S from house; painted ball-finialled square gatepiers centring S wall.

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