Behind a modest harled house lies probable brewing or malting fabric from the same productive Kirkgate complex as Brewery House and the Old Bakery.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late eighteenth century in part, with later alteration
- Architect / designer
- Designer and builders not recorded
- Type
- House incorporating former brewing or malting fabric
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB46344)
- OS grid reference
- NT 86890 56035
Architecture and continuing use
The two-storey three-bay main block has a flat-roofed entrance porch and a lower single-storey-and-attic wing. Harled walls, painted margins and a projecting rear gable conceal a varied building history. Early mapping shows a former link with neighbouring Kirkhill.
Its story
Braemar is thought to have accommodated brewing or malting for the prosperous publican whose house and bakery survive nearby. Written evidence describes large-scale production and regional sale of ale and wheat bread. Later separation from Kirkhill and domestic alteration changed the working layout.
Why it is included
It completes a rare small group in which proprietor’s house, bakery and probable brewing or malting spaces can still be mapped together.
What to notice
- The difference between the taller house and lower side range.
- The projecting rear wing and irregular plan.
- Its close grouping with Brewery House and the Old Bakery.
Reading the surroundings
Observe from lawful public routes and respect private entrances, windows and garden ground.
Timeline
- Late 18th century Probable brewing or malting buildings formed within the Kirkgate concern.
- 19th century Mapping recorded a physical link between Braemar and Kirkhill.
- 1999 Braemar was listed as a surviving component of the historic group.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The industrial function is a reasoned interpretation in the designation rather than a room-by-room documentary identification.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Braemar, Chirnside, LB46344 — Current designation status, statutory identity, official mapped point, date, fabric and significance.
- Scottish Borders Council: Chirnside Community Council — Current local-government directory evidence for Chirnside and its community representation.
- Trove: Braemar — National collection entry corroborating the designation identity, mapped location and related archive material.
- National Library of Scotland: georeferenced historic maps — Historic-map comparison for the building, street pattern and surrounding settlement; map dates and layers should be checked individually.
Location
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