Kelso, 17 Shedden Park Road
Terraced House (19th Century)
Site Name Kelso, 17 Shedden Park Road
Classification Terraced House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 230602
Site Number NT73SW 276
NGR NT 73004 34001
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/230602
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Kelso
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
Shedden Park Road is a result of the outward growth in Kelso that occurred throughout the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, reflecting the desire of the wealthy to escape the crowded town centre. Its buildings are a mixture of terraced two-storeyed houses and larger detached properties. Before Shedden Park was gifted to the burgh, the street was named 'Bullet Loan', possibly named after the French game of 'boules', a version of which was known in Scotland as 'Land Bullet'.
No 17 Shedden Park Road is part of a row of five terraced houses at the Coalmarket end of Shedden Park Road. Each of these mid-nineteenth-century houses stands two storeys high and is built of coursed rubble, with a continuous slated roof running the length of the block. Most of the houses appear to be unaltered, retaining features such as the original style of windows and the low wall enclosing a small front garden.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
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Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.