Building record MAB6737 - 50-52 HIGH STREET, ELGIN
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Summary
A three-storey and attic, three-bay merchants house, dated 1694, with one contemporary rear wing, a 17th or 18th century building, and a large late-19th warehouse.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 30780
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2172 6285 (11m by 22m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Elgin |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
A three-storey and attic, three-bay merchants house, dated 1694, with one contemporary rear wing, a 17th or 18th century building, and a large late-19th warehouse. The merchants house has an arcaded ground floor with round-headed arches resting on squat pillars with square moulded capitals, and the Western arch is leading to a pend. The building is constructed of harled ashlar with tooled ashlar margins. The skewputts are dated and initialled AH and JH for Andrew Hay (merchant) and Janet Hay, his wife. The pend is cobbled and paved, and the close has stone runnels. The first and second floor windows were slightly enlarged in the early-19th century. There is an attic window in the East gable with original roll-moulding. There are two swept dormers in the stone slab roof, and three similar dormers of varying size to the rear. The gables are crowstepped, and there are moulded copes to the gable chimneys. The contemporary rear wing is a three-storey irregular two-bay gabled and crowstepped wing. It has no remaining original internal features, except portions of the stair. The 17th or 18th century building is a two-storey, three-bay building giving onto the close, and is constructed from rubble with chamfered mouldings to the door and windows. The large later-19th century warehouse has two storeys and six bays, and is constructed from rubble, with tooled dressings. A single-storey three-bay side elevation of 48 High Street flanks the close.
Period Notes
Dated 1694, with a 17th or 18th century building and late-19th century warehouse. Listed designation given on 20/08/1981.
Author unknown, , PRESS & JOURNAL, 24/01/84 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1416.
MACKINTOSH, HB, 1914, ELGIN PAST & PRESENT, 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1144.
CANT, RG, 1954, OLD ELGIN, 20 (Bibliographic reference). SAB217.
May 20 1986 , FT 34, FT 34 (Ground Photograph). SAB30587.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 30780;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SW141;
- NRHE Numlink: 75593;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SW0064;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB30780 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/75593 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1144 Bibliographic reference: MACKINTOSH, HB. 1914. ELGIN PAST & PRESENT. Y. 10.
- --- SAB1416 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. . PRESS & JOURNAL. 24/01/84.
- --- SAB217 Bibliographic reference: CANT, RG. 1954. OLD ELGIN. Y. 20.
- --- SAB30587 Ground Photograph: May 20 1986 . FT 34. Black & White. FT 34.
Finds (1)
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Record last edited
Aug 16 2017 2:29PM
