Building record MAB6745 - BRACO'S BANKING HOUSE, 7 HIGH STREET, ELGIN
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Summary
Townhouse at 7 High Street, also named as Braco's Banking House.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (A) 30720
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2189 6287 (11m by 13m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Elgin |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Townhouse at 7 High Street, also named as Braco's Banking House. It was built in 1694, and restored and cement harled in circa 1976. It is a three-storey South-facing house, with three symmetrical bays to the ground and first floor. It has a painted cement harled exterior, with ashlar margins and dressings. There is an arcaded ground floor frontage, with three round-headed arches on squat square pillars that have cushion type capitals with primitive Ionic details. There is roll-moulding to the arcade and window margins. The three first floor and two second floor sash windows use 12-pane glazing. The windows in outer bays at the second floor are raised through the eaves, each with a scroll decorated stone pediment with dated monograms of the original owners. The window to the West is dated 1694 and initialled I D (John Duncan) and has a thistle, the East window is initialled M I (Margaret Innes) and has a star (of Innes). The gables are crowstepped, and the initials and date are repeated on skewputts. There are gable end stacks, with deep roll moulded chimneyheads, and a graded stone slab roof with a stone ridge. There is a two-storey wing to the rear with an entrance at the re-entrant angle. It has a piended roof, with a North-facing gablet and a single swept dormer to the West. From 1703 to 1722, the building was occupied by William Duff of Dipple and Braco as a banking house, from which it gets its name. The stone slabs for the roof appear to have come from Leggat's Quarry, New Spynie.
Period Notes
Built in 1694 and harled and restored in 1976. It was used as a banking house from 1703 - 1722. Listed designation given on 26/01/1971.
MCKEAN, C, 1987, MORAY: AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE, p.23-24 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1142.
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BOGDAN, NQ, 1991, Castles, Manors & Town House survey, p.37 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2251.
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Jan 1 1973 , 001, 001 (Ground Photograph). SAB30778.
May 20 1986 , FV 1,3-4,8-9, FV 1,3-4,8-9 (Ground Photograph). SAB33494.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 30720;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SW144;
- NRHE Numlink: 75596;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SW0072;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB30720 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/75596 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1142 Bibliographic reference: MCKEAN, C. 1987. MORAY: AN ILLUSTRATED ARCHITECTURAL GUIDE. N. p.23-24.
- --- SAB2251 Bibliographic reference: BOGDAN, NQ. 1991. Castles, Manors & Town House survey. Y. p.37.
- --- SAB30778 Ground Photograph: Jan 1 1973 . 001. Black & White. 001.
- --- SAB33494 Ground Photograph: May 20 1986 . FV 1,3-4,8-9. Black & White. FV 1,3-4,8-9.
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Record last edited
Oct 15 2025 2:06PM
