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Eskdale Hotel, High Street, Langholm

A Category B Listed Building in Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1506 / 55°9'2"N

Longitude: -2.9989 / 2°59'56"W

OS Eastings: 336437

OS Northings: 584489

OS Grid: NY364844

Mapcode National: GBR 78HW.JF

Mapcode Global: WH7YP.XS3T

Plus Code: 9C7V5222+7C

Entry Name: Eskdale Hotel, High Street, Langholm

Listing Name: High Street, Eskdale Hotel

Listing Date: 12 July 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 382149

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37133

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200382149

Location: Langholm

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Langholm

Electoral Ward: Annandale East and Eskdale

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Habershon, Spedding and Brock of London, architects, 1866-7.

Picturesque large hotel with mainly pointed-headed openings

to street, broad-eaved and barge-boarded gables; extensive

rear ranges (to SW) around rectangular courtyard. Built of

grey rubble with ashlar dressings. 3-storey front range has

narrow gabled flanks, near symmetrical 6-bay elevation to

High Street with pair wallhead gables flanking small central

gabled dormer head (top floor windows square-headed); blocked segmental-arched carriage pend left, main door in 5th bay

with steep-gabled hood; upper windows mostly have small

balconies; sash windows with 4-pane glazing pattern; corniced

end and axial stacks; slate roofs.

Courtyard ranges are stepped to slope; 1, 2 and 3 storeys,

and mostly converted for staff/residents' use - former halls

in SE range, stables at SW with main roof bracketed and swept

down at court forming verandah; court opens to Laird's entry,

screen walls with square gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

Built by Major Malcolm of Burnfoot as Eskdale Temperance

Hotel. B Group.

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