26 Silverwells Crescent, Bothwell

Later 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey 2-bay asymmetrical house with 2-storey addition to rear (N). Decorative cast-iron and timber veranda with raised walkway encircling S end; deep overhanging eaves; square-plan tower with pyramidal roof to angle of addition to rear; rectangular cupola to rear block. Weathered stugged pink sandstone ashlar (cleaned/newer pink sandstone ashlar to rear block) with polished ashlar dressings. Base course; decorative fringe and overhanging eaves with exposed rafters to veranda; banded cill course to 1st floor; eaves course. Chamfered reveals and mullions to 5- and 3-light canted windows to right; plain mullions and surrounds to openings elsewhere; long and short quoins.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 3-bay original block to left (S end), with irregular additions set back to N end. S end: timber panelled door with rectangular-fanlight at ground in bay to centre; single window at 1st floor above. Bipartites at each floor in bay to right. Single window at ground in advanced bay to left; 3-light window at 1st floor above. Lean-to porch with modern door and window clasping angle to outer left. N end: irregular 3-bay. Modern iron steps to part-glazed modern door with rectangular fanlight at 1st floor in bay to centre; timber panelled door and flanking window at ground below. Single window, set high, to angle tower to right; round-arched stair window to square-plan stair-block abutting tower to angle. Single storey pitched addition at ground, in bay to outer left; glazed cupola above.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: single window at ground in bay to left of centre; 3-light window at 1st floor above. 5-light canted bay at ground, set wide in bay to right; 3-light canted bay at 1st floor above.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: irregular 5-bay, with 2-bay original block to left and 3-bay addition to right, grouped 2-1-2. Modern glazed door at ground with flanking window in gabletted bay to centre; window at 1st floor; carved patera below bracketed gablet; tall, wallhead stack above. Window (barred) at ground, window at 1st floor with paterae over, in each bay to right; cupola above. Modern door with rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above. Window at ground in bay to outer left; 3-light window at 1st floor above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: lean-to brick addition with small flanking window at ground to N wall of addition; single storey pitched addition with window to right.

Predominantly 2- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; slate to additions and to central tower; ashlar coped stacks unevenly distributed to roof; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: 3 square-plan sandstone ashlar gatepiers with deep base, corbelled frieze and foliate carved pediments; decorative (replacement) wrought-iron gate with similar pedestrian gate to left. Low, droved sandstone ashlar walls with curved ashlar cope.