9 Alloway Place, Ayr

Earlier 19th century. 2-storey (with attics to rear) 3-bay, terrace of 4 houses. Painted ashlar; rusticated at ground floor. Vermiculated base course; band course (parallel with block-pediments of doorpiece); 1st floor cill course; aprons; cornice; blocking course.

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to block-pedimented columned doorpieces to central bay of each house; fluted columns; modillion cornice; timber doors (2-leaf to Nos 6 and 7); exterior letterbox fanlights to Nos 8 and 9 only; flanking single windows at ground floor; regular fenestration at 1st floor.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: single windows at ground and 1st floor to gable (infilled, except window at ground to right); single windows at ground and 1st floor to adjoining flat-roofed section (infilled window at 1st floor); 5-bay single storey section to right (bipartite window to left).

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2 single windows at ground and 1st floor to gable (infilled windows to left at ground and to right at 1st floor); single storey section of 2 doors flanked by single windows all infilled; additional (glazed) window to right.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows (12-pane to gable of N elevation, 2-, 8- and 4-pane to single storey section; 6-pane to upper sashes at ground floor of No 9, 12-pane to 1st floor and S elevation). Grey slate roof; stone skews; rooflights; coped stacks; circular and polygonal cans.

INTERIORS: not seen 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low ashlar copes to E elevation; spike-headed railings flank steps to Nos 6 and 9.