This is one of the homes owned by Hugh Blackwell Layard Dowbiggin on the Peak. My mother drew an inside diagram and labeled it 517 the Peak. This may or may not be the home at that address. Picture taken ca 1918
This photo is of The Kennels, not Cadzow. Here’s why.
The subject building is an “upstairs bungalow” - a bungalow over a raised basement. Its front wall is recessed at its left corner. Three items of interest are seen at roof level. Firstly, the chimney on the left has a dark metal bar protruding up from its top. Secondly, the tallest chimney has a strangely shaped object on top - two dark parallel lines rise vertically at first before diverging. Thirdly, the portico above the front door is crowned with a round filial.
The photographer was at a slightly lower level than the building. The driveway curves down to the left, but the ground slopes steeply upwards at the left side of the building. To the right of the main building there’s a garden wall with a dark top and light-coloured vertical sides. Its height dips as it gets further away.
I can’t see any similarity between this and the subject building, even taking into account that different sides of a building may have different appearances.
The best view we have of the front of The Kennels is this one extracted from https://gwulo.com/media/16847 and enhanced.
It’s too far away to see detail, but its major features look similar to the subject pic except for the absence of a third window to the left of the front door - which I can’t explain. The path running below and in front of the building could have been where the subject photo was taken from.
Additional detail is available in this rear and side view of The Kennels taken from https://gwulo.com/media/38287 and enhanced.
The three roof level features mentioned above are clearly seen, as are the indented front wall and steep slope on this side of the main building. On the far side, the garden wall with its darker top and dip in height are obvious.
With all these physical similarities, and the fact that you mentioned at https://gwulo.com/media/38286 that the Dowbiggins had lived here, I’m confident the subject photo shows The Kennels.
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517, The Peak was named
517, The Peak was named "Cadzow" in the 1924 peak map and can be seen here on the map (north-west of 524, The Peak).
The Kennels
This photo is of The Kennels, not Cadzow. Here’s why.
The subject building is an “upstairs bungalow” - a bungalow over a raised basement. Its front wall is recessed at its left corner. Three items of interest are seen at roof level. Firstly, the chimney on the left has a dark metal bar protruding up from its top. Secondly, the tallest chimney has a strangely shaped object on top - two dark parallel lines rise vertically at first before diverging. Thirdly, the portico above the front door is crowned with a round filial.
The photographer was at a slightly lower level than the building. The driveway curves down to the left, but the ground slopes steeply upwards at the left side of the building. To the right of the main building there’s a garden wall with a dark top and light-coloured vertical sides. Its height dips as it gets further away.
This is the only clear photo of Cadzow on Gwulo.
I can’t see any similarity between this and the subject building, even taking into account that different sides of a building may have different appearances.
The best view we have of the front of The Kennels is this one extracted from https://gwulo.com/media/16847 and enhanced.
It’s too far away to see detail, but its major features look similar to the subject pic except for the absence of a third window to the left of the front door - which I can’t explain. The path running below and in front of the building could have been where the subject photo was taken from.
Additional detail is available in this rear and side view of The Kennels taken from https://gwulo.com/media/38287 and enhanced.
The three roof level features mentioned above are clearly seen, as are the indented front wall and steep slope on this side of the main building. On the far side, the garden wall with its darker top and dip in height are obvious.
With all these physical similarities, and the fact that you mentioned at https://gwulo.com/media/38286 that the Dowbiggins had lived here, I’m confident the subject photo shows The Kennels.