Trafalgar House, Guards Road, Coldstream

Large square 2-storey classical Ashlar south front, rest tooled with polished margins. South front 3-bays; double-leaf panelled door flanked by sidelights and Tuscan centre supporting cornice. Tall sash windows rise from floor on both storeys. Cill base course at ground floor and cill/band course at first floor. Both courses continue round building. Windows architraved and three at ground floor corniced. Central 1st floor window wider. All lying-pane glazing. East front 4-bay. Ground floor windows same size as south front but unarchitraved; 1st floor smaller with apron panels below and 12-pane glazing except at left where blind. West front. Ground floor destroyed by modern extension. 1st floor 2 tall sash windows with lying-pane glazing, flank round-headed staircase window. Rear elevation 3-bay. Modern extension to ground floor. 1st floor outer windows blind. Continuous eaves band round building with very wide eaves. Low slate piended roof rising to central cluster of brick stacks now lowered.

Formerly Manse. Projecting Tuscan tetra-style porch removed. All modern alterations unsympathetic. (Historic Environment Scotland list Entry)

Oct 1999: Building warrant and listed building consent approved for erection of 9 dwellinghouses and conversion of the existing house to 3 flats.

April 2009: External inspection reveals that the house is vacant and boarded up. The building has been fenced off for safety and security purposes and a sign warning that the building is dangerous has been affixed. The building is understood to have last been in use as a care home and day care centre.

September 2009: Berwickshire News reports on the issuing of a building warrant for the conversion of Trafalger House and erection of new build houses in the grounds. The article goes on to report the owners of the site, Guardian Homes, has struggled to secure financing for the scheme, and are unlikely to proceed with the development in the near future.

September 2011: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.

22 March 2019: Full Planning Permission and Listed Building Consent for conversion to an HMO dwelling were conditionally approved May 2018 (17/00850/FUL & 17/00989/LBC).