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West Burn, 50 Campbell Street, Helensburgh

A Category B Listed Building in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0101 / 56°0'36"N

Longitude: -4.7389 / 4°44'19"W

OS Eastings: 229344

OS Northings: 683074

OS Grid: NS293830

Mapcode National: GBR 0D.T9CV

Mapcode Global: WH2M4.56ND

Plus Code: 9C8Q2766+3F

Entry Name: West Burn, 50 Campbell Street, Helensburgh

Listing Name: 50 Campbell Street, Westburn

Listing Date: 30 June 1993

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 379052

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB34713

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200379052

Location: Helensburgh

County: Argyll and Bute

Town: Helensburgh

Electoral Ward: Helensburgh Central

Traditional County: Dunbartonshire

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Description

Circa 1855. 2-storey, 3-bay symmetrical villa. Stugged, snecked

pink and cream sandstone rubble; squared and coursed to S elevation; cream ashlar dressings. Base, cill andeaves courses, cornice; blocking course; quoin-strips.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: tripartite pilastered doorcase to centre, entablature with blocking course; 2-leaf panelled doors to centre, narrow windows flanking; deep-set vestibule door. Window above at

1st floor. Slightly advanced full-height tripartite window to outer right. Similarly detailed bay to outer left with canted windows at ground, (1-2-1), parapet.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: canted window to centre, tripartite window above. Single storey wing to N, 3 bays to E, door to centre flanked by windows. N (REAR) ELEVATION: single storey wing to outer right, modern conservatory to left; 2 widely spaced windows at 1st floor.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: window to right at ground; modern conservatory to left; 2 widely spaced windows at 1st floor.

Mostly plate glass sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; rendered, corniced end stacks.

INTERIOR: spacious hall, timber stair with iron balustrade; black marble chimneypiece to dining room to right of hall; early 20th century wainscot to drawing room to left of hall.

Statement of Interest

Once the residence of Mr James Ballantyne Hannay who invented the

first artificial diamonds in 1880.

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