Description

Probably Mathews and Laurie, Inverness, circa 1870. 2-storey,
11-bay, SW symmetrical facade, extended H-plan; all harled
with tooled ashlar margins. 2 gabled bays flank centre
round-headed entrance bay, 2 outer bays advanced, linked under
1 gable and projecting to NE to form rear wings; large 3-light
windows flank entrance in ground and 1st floors, 12-pane
sashes elsewhere. Tall slender centre octagonal louvred
cupola with facetted conical roof and weather-vane; paired
ridge stacks; slate roof.
Single storey range parallel to main building frontage,
symmetrical 9 bays; also extended H-plan. Gabled 3rd and 5th
bays, projecting slightly both to front and rear of range;
entrance in centre rear (facing main hospital door). All
harled with tooled ashlar margins; 12-pane glazing; slate roof;
no stack.
Later additions to rear.
Low coped front retaining walls; high rubble walls to sides
and rear.

Statement of Interest

Appears as Combination Poorhouse on 1st edition OS, 1874. Similar buildings in Rosemarkie (Ross and Cromarty) and Nairn (Nairn).

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17825647

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings