This broad pair combines regular domestic fronts with warehouse access at the rear, showing how living and commercial storage could share one Union Street property.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Pair of two-storey houses with attic and warehouse accommodation
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB40435)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 93215 67633
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Each three-bay house has a central doorway, flanking windows and regular upper openings. Some twelve-pane glazing survives, while the rear has a wide ground-floor entrance, external stair and enclosed service court.
Its story
Built during Rosehearty’s early nineteenth-century harbour prosperity, the pair provided substantial housing with space for goods or work. Later roofing, windows and blocked gable openings record continued adaptation.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises an uncommon mixed domestic and warehouse arrangement within the planned burgh streets.
What to notice
- Two repeated three-bay house fronts.
- A rear forestair reaching the upper floor.
- Blocked attic and first-floor openings in the gable.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the building and rear court as private. View from public streets without entering service areas or obstructing doors and vehicle access.
Timeline
- Early 19th century Two substantial houses were planned with associated storage space.
- Later period Altered roofs and blocked gable openings recorded changing occupation.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The original owners, stored goods, sequence of division and present uses were not independently established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 49 Union Street, LB40435 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB40435 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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