Keir House

Originally: 3-storey harled mid Georgian E-plan with main

elevation to E., 11 window frontage, centre 3 advanced with

R-doric doorway: some good interior work surviving; large

courts of offices. Tall 2-storey drawing room wing added at

S.W.1820 and gallery formed, D. Hamilton archt., completed

1831; notable interior work. Centre 3 bays on E. front

destroyed, 5-window 4-storey bow inserted, 2 storey N.E.

porte cochere, entrance gate and connecting E arcade,

terraces S., E., & W. and further offices 1849-51. Porte

cochere raised to 4-storey with French roof and (probably)

arcade modified and iron work added 1863. Considerable

interior alterations from 1849.

Architect not known at present.

N.W. 2-storey wing and further offices 1899-1901, Sir R.R.

Anderson archt.

1912 part of E. arcade demolished and chapel inserted,

aisleless Renaissance with apse: spectacular marble and

mosaic interior by Anrep: Balfour Paul of Rowand Anderson and

Paul, archt.