Building record MAB37209 - MAISONDIEU PRIMARY SCHOOL, BRECHIN
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Summary
School built 1875-7, by William Aitkenhead of Aitkenhead and Mason of Arbroath.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (C) 22552
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5960 6037 (61m by 131m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO56SE |
| Civil Parish | Brechin |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
School built 1875-7, by William Aitkenhead of Aitkenhead and Mason of Arbroath. Originally built as Brechin High School, with later alterations including a complete remodel and extensions, dated to 1927-30 by the Forfarshire County Architect's Department. The original building has a symmetrical frontage of 2-storeys, 6-bays, either side of 3-storey 3-bay circular entrance tower. It is constructed of squared snecked rubble with ashlar dressings, with string-courses and moulded openings. The central bays to the north and south of the entrance tower are bipartite, the others are single windows and all with distinctive margin pane divides. The circular entrance tower is corbelled to an octagonal first floor and then corbelled back to a circular second floor. It has bellcast eaves, a tall slated concave coned roof with an open round louvre and a spired cupola top and a corbelled projecting piended dormer clock feature. The main piended slated roof has ogee type curves to the hips.
Period Notes
Built 1875-7. Additions/alterations 1927-30. Listed 05/04/1979
GIFFORD, J, 2012, THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS, p.371 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2631.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 22552;
- NMR Card Number: NO56SE89;
- NRHE Numlink: 187502;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO56SE0249;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB22552 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/187502 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB2631 Bibliographic reference: GIFFORD, J. 2012. THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND: DUNDEE AND ANGUS. p.371.
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Record last edited
Mar 18 2019 10:14AM
