Detail of lowered skew at gable end of cottage; 15 Swanston Village, Edinburgh.
DP 241032
Description Detail of lowered skew at gable end of cottage; 15 Swanston Village, Edinburgh.
Date 9/5/2014
Collection Records of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, London, England
Catalogue Number DP 241032
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content 18th century cottage, listed as having ‘slight alterations’ and being ‘restored by J Wilson Paterson for Edinburgh Corporation 1959-62’. The skews of the building are lower than the depth of the thatch and a cement fillet has been put in place to secure the thatch at the skews. The listed building description reads ‘raised skews’, so it would appear the skews or level of the thatch has been altered since the date of listing. The thatch is extremely neat and is left entirely uncovered, and the concrete ridge appears in a new condition. Part of a group of thatched cottages of the same period (see surveys 059-062 & 064 for the other entries).
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