6 Bridge Street Including Boundary Wall

Loch Lomond And Trossachs National Park Planning Authority

A row of 3 adjoined simple, 2-storey rectangular-plan houses leading downhill from the Main Street along Bridge Street towards Callander Bridge over the River Teith (see separate listing). Of good local historical value being probably mid/later 18th century in origin. The owner of No 4 believes her house to have been built between 1745 and 1746 for John McArthur. McAruthur was the Duke of Perth's Land Agent who is accredited with drawing up the design of Callander Planned Town in 1739. Thus due to the historical association of No 4 and all 3 houses forming an attractive grouping located in a prominent and historically important area of Callander, they are recognised at Category C(S).

Nos 2 and 4 are both symmetrically arranged with 3-bays, however No 6 is asymmetrically arranged with 4-bays set on the angle as the road bends to the SW.

Interior

Admission not obtained to Nos 2 and 6 at time of resurvey, 2004. Access gained to No 4, some historical features remain including timber panelled shutters and simple cornices, the house was refurbished in 2000.

Materials

No 2: Lined, painted render to principal (SE) elevation with painted margins. Timber panelled door with narrow letter box fanlight and slight pediment to doorpiece, modern uPVC windows. Pitched grey slate roof with a pair of modern rooflights. Coped ashlar gable apex stack to NE with decorative cans. Shared (with No 4) thick, rendered ridge stack to SW, various cans.

No 4: cleaned and re-pointed exposed random rubble 'pudding stone', painted raised margins to openings. Timber panelled door with narrow letter box fanlight. Timber sash and case plate glass windows. Pitched grey slate roof with ventilators. Shared (with No 6) thick, rendered ridge stack to SW, various cans.

No 6: random rubble with smeared pointing, lined to principal elevation to give appearance of snecked stone. Timber effect modern plastic door and windows. Pitched grey slate roof with raised coped skew to SW surmounted by a rendered gable apex stack with various cans.

Boundary Wall

Random rubble garden boundary wall adjoined to No 6 running along Bridge Street and enclosing plot to W and N.