No, no I have not been in Scotland although the name of the road would suggest I had been. I can confirm, however that I have definitely not been there! I have however been in a very substantial mid-terraced house in a reasonably quiet road in Redland named after the aristocracy, so if nothing else, I hope that will please my Client. The house was interesting inasmuch as the front roof slope retained the original clay tiles that are known as ‘Poole Patent’ double Roman tiles. They have a slight chamfer on the central slope which means, only if scaffolding is available, you can actually walk up the roof slope! I didn't because there was no scuffling there. There was no scaffolding there because the roof was largely sound. The secondary roofs have all been clad with lead finished to a good standard. The walls show little sign of settlement movement but, I'm a little surprised I didn't find all the occupants gasping for breath as none of the front windows were openable; they were all painted sealed. Internally the house has been modernised and renovated to a pleasant, if perhaps slightly understated standard. It is light and bright and has a pleasant garden. There is no parking but, parking in the area ain't too bad and there wasn't a Scotsman in sight…   more »