Building record MAB37142 - BRECHIN MECHANICS INSTITUTE, ST MARY STREET, BRECHIN
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Summary
Mechanics Institute built in Tudor Gothic style 1838-42.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 22459
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5956 6019 (26m by 37m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO56SE |
| Civil Parish | Brechin |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Mechanics Institute built in Tudor Gothic style 1838-42. Designed by John Henderson (Edinburgh). The institute was funded by William, Lord Panmure, the owner of Brechin Castle, to house the town's Grammar School, Parish School and Burgh School, with a lecture hall and library on the floor above. Symmetrical ashlar faced 2-storey building with a slim central tower, with 3-bays to each side of tower on the west (principal) elevation. Square headed 2-light windows with lying pane glazing, stone mullions and rectangular hood moulds, on both ground and first floors, which are transomed at the first floor. Steps lead up to the door in the central tower, with a tall slim arched window, clock and two tall belfry lights above. The tower has four corner polygonal angle buttresses terminating in pinnacles. There is a semi-octagonal canted bay on the south elevation with narrow bipartite windows. The roof is flat with a crenellated parapet, with corner polygonal buttresses terminating in pinnacles on the west elevation.
Period Notes
Built 1838-42. Listed 11/06/1971
GIFFORD, J, 2012, THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS, p.371-372 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2631.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 22459;
- NMR Card Number: NO56SE87;
- NRHE Numlink: 185685;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO56SE0179;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB22459 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/185685 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB2631 Bibliographic reference: GIFFORD, J. 2012. THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS. p.371-372.
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Record last edited
May 1 2020 4:56PM
