A substantial early house records several generations of enlargement while retaining its painted rubble core and formal frontage.
Quick facts
- Date
- Mid to later 18th century; later additions
- Architect / designer
- Builder unrecorded
- Type
- Rubble-built village house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB17229)
- OS grid reference
- NS 87537 13078
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The original three-bay two-storey house has a central gabled porch and end chimneys. A full-height eastern bay, now a separate house, and changes to the windows reveal later adaptation.
Its story
The main block was built during the expanding mining settlement. A porch was added in the nineteenth century, followed by enlarged windows and an eastern extension around the early twentieth century.
Why it is included
Scale and visible alteration make Wanlock House a useful counterpoint to the smaller miners’ rows.
What to notice
- Central porch on the original three-bay front.
- Change in glazing between the main house and added bay.
- Painted rubble set off by ashlar margins.
Reading the surroundings
This is private residential property. View only from public ground and do not enter drives or gardens.
Timeline
- Mid–late 18th century The original three-bay house was constructed.
- Mid-19th century A gabled entrance porch altered the principal front.
- Early 20th century Window changes and a full-height eastern bay expanded the property.
- 2026 A listed-building-consent notice documented continuing care of the house.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Residential use is stated with moderate confidence from address-specific planning and property evidence; no occupancy detail is recorded.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Wanlock House, LB17229 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Edinburgh Gazette: Wanlock House listed-building-consent notice — Address-specific 2026 evidence of active conservation and continuing property identity.
Location
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