Building record MAB6934 - ELGIN ACADEMY, MORAY STREET, ELGIN
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Summary
Classical single storey academy building by A and W Reid, 1885-6.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 30830
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2158 6241 (295m by 304m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Elgin |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Classical single storey academy building by A and W Reid, 1885-6. Formerly the Elgin Academy, now Moray College of Further Education. The original building is of five wide bays, the outer bays advanced with centres further advanced, each bay with three tall narrow windows. Coursed rubble walls to base course and ashlar from cill course upwards, with channelled pilaster strips at the angles. It has a tetrastyle portico shallow piended slate roof. There are 3-bay flanks each with an advanced centre bay with 3-light windows. there is an arch with a bellcote at the east gable. The 19th century building is linked at the rear to modern extensions by covered walk-way. War memorials within the old school included one to Martin Bruce, a private in the City of London Imperial Volunteers who died in 1900 during the South African Campaign. The memorials were later displayed in the new Academy (built 1967), NJ26SW0566.
Period Notes
Listed 20/08/1981. Built 1885-86 with extensive modern additions to the south.
MITCHELL, 2012, SO WHO WAS MARTIN BRYDON BRYCE? IN MORAY BURIAL GROUND RESEARCH GROUP NEWSLETTER JUNE 2012 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7493.
Feb 27 2008 , AAS-GR-08-02-033, 034, AAS-GR-08-02-033, 034 (Ground Photograph). SAB36172.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- HES Listed Building Number: 30830;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SW202;
- NRHE Numlink: 193713;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SW0416;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB30830 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/193713 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Sep 26 2022 12:33PM
