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Soutar's (shoemaker's) shop and workshop, now in use as a store, built in circa 1897. The shop was set up and run by the resident of Muir Croft to the north-east (NO59NE0100), continuing in use until 1941. It has been used as a store since then, but retains internal features of its original use. It is a single storey, two-bay, and rectangular-plan building constructed from vertically boarded timber panels with timber dressings, with a granite rubble base course and simple timber bargeboards. The roof is gabled and covered with corrugated iron, and there is a small brick chimney stack to the northeast gable. The entrance is to the northwest elevation and has a boarded timber door, with a two-pane fanlight above, which is accessed by granite steps. There is a single window to the left. There are two windows to the southeast elevation. All the windows are timber and are predominantly 12-pane sash and case. The southwest gable (facing the road) has a large, fixed nine-pane window with decorative margin-paned etched glass. The interior is lined with boarded timber. There are two rooms, consisting of a shop and workshop. The shop is in the front section of the building, to the southwest and has timber shelving on timber brackets on all the walls. The workshop to the rear is separated by a timber partition and has timber shelving and a small iron stove set in a simple fire surround. The shop counter, and the fixed soutar's equipment and machinery survive.
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