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Garden Houses, Bank Street, Wigtown

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General Details and Location

Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Garden Houses
Other Name(s)
Address
Bank Street, Wigtown
Locality
Postcode
DG8 9HR
Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Divisional Area
Wigtown
Reference No
5874
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NX 43563 55375
Location Type
Small Town
HS Reference No
42363

Description

Tall couped rubble garden wall surrounds house. To SE and NE angles 2 single storey square rubble garden pavilions with rusticated quoins and arched sandstone-margined windows. House to NE with slated pyramidal roof, that to SE currently (1987) roofless.(Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
Mid 19th century
Architects

Category of Risk and Development History

Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
10/3/2014
Development History
10 March 2014: External inspection finds the garden houses roofless. Wallheads are missing in places but otherwise walls are sounds. Timber lintols to windows may be deteriorating and timber doors are in need of maintenance.
1 August 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains roofless and At-Risk.

Guides to Development

Conservation Area
Wigtown
Planning Authority Contact
Robert Duncan
PAC Telephone Number
01387 260199

Availability

Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown

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Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
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Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
18-NOV-14
Date of Last Edit
16/03/2015