Three small cottages use red, black and white brick, steep roofs and porch-like dormers to create an unusually lively Arts and Crafts village terrace.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late nineteenth century
- Architect / designer
- Designer not identified
- Type
- Arts and Crafts terrace of three cottages
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB6593)
- OS grid reference
- NS 93764 46049
Architecture and continuing use
The single-storey-and-attic row is built in polychrome brick with cream sandstone dressings. Deep-eaved slate porches alternate with windows, while three dormers echo the porch forms on the roof. Steep pitches, patterned slates and gable or party-wall chimneys give each dwelling identity within a unified composition.
Its story
The terrace was built during the later nineteenth century as Carstairs expanded along Lanark Road. Its materials and picturesque details depart from plainer local rubble construction. Replacement windows and doors record later domestic change, but the overall rhythm and coloured masonry remain legible.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a distinctive Arts and Crafts terrace whose polychrome brickwork and carefully repeated roof forms make a strong contribution to Carstairs village.
What to notice
- Contrasting red, black and white brickwork.
- Dormers designed to resemble the porches below.
- The repeating roof and chimney rhythm across three homes.
Reading the surroundings
These are private homes on a public road. View without entering paths or gardens, avoid photographing residents and take care beside traffic.
Timeline
- late 19th century Three Arts and Crafts cottages were built as a coordinated terrace.
- 20th century Replacement windows and doors altered individual details.
- 1993 The terrace entered the statutory list at Category C.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The exact construction date, architect and present individual occupancy are not documented in accessible public evidence.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 93–97 Lanark Road, LB6593 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Trove designation: LB6593 — Parallel national designation identity and archival context.
- British Listed Buildings: 93 Lanark Road — Accessible parallel listing record for the terrace, designation date and mapped identity.
Location
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