Building record MAB24243 - 7-21 ST NICHOLAS STREET, ABERDEEN
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Summary
Offices and shops of early 20th century date, including the former Burton building.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 20685
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9414 0627 (34m by 42m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Offices and shops of early 20th century date, including the former Burton building. It is a 4-storey, multi-bay complex of commercial buildings now internally linked by a unified shopfront to the ground floor. At the St Nicholas Street elevation the former Burton building is dominated by 5 tall, round-arched openings rising from the first floor with scalloped voussoirs to the arch head. Ribbed metal aprons divide the floors within the arches. There are decorative linen-fold eaves band with panel inscribed 'Montague Burton ' Tailor Of Taste' to centre and alternating chevron-detailed shields. To the south is a 3-bay stugged ashlar building, with a central bay flanked by consoled pilasters at second and third floors rising to form stack with a crenellated panel inscribed 'Commercial Buildings'. A small excavation in the basement of Nos 7-11 was investigated in the early 1990s when workmen discovered a wall and slabbed floor. Another more substantial stone and mortared wall was uncovered. A substantial collection of pottery was recovered (local late medieval wares, glazed red earthenwares and 19th century slipwares, stonewares and creamwares) but none was well stratified,
Period Notes
Listed 25/11/1991
CAMERON, AS, 2001, ABERDEEN: AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE CITY'S PAST: SOC OF ANTS SCOT MONOGRAPH SERIES, 19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB8204.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- HES Listed Building Number: 20685;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90NW246;
- NRHE Numlink: 79801;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90NW0599;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB20685 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/79801 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB8204 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, AS. 2001. ABERDEEN: AN IN-DEPTH VIEW OF THE CITY'S PAST: SOC OF ANTS SCOT MONOGRAPH SERIES, 19. Y.
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Record last edited
Aug 9 2021 12:41PM
