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Andover Primary School, Nursery Lane, Brechin

A Category B Listed Building in Brechin, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7275 / 56°43'38"N

Longitude: -2.6508 / 2°39'3"W

OS Eastings: 360271

OS Northings: 759721

OS Grid: NO602597

Mapcode National: GBR WX.Z6B4

Mapcode Global: WH8RG.75YH

Plus Code: 9C8VP8GX+XM

Entry Name: Andover Primary School, Nursery Lane, Brechin

Listing Name: Andover (Originally Tenements) School, Nursery Lane

Listing Date: 11 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 358086

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB22517

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Brechin, Nursery Lane, Andover Primary School

ID on this website: 200358086

Location: Brechin

County: Angus

Town: Brechin

Electoral Ward: Brechin and Edzell

Traditional County: Angus

Tagged with: School building

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Description

1859, John Henderson (Edinburgh). Gothic, long low
asymmetrical gabled composition, rubble-built with chamfered
openings. Single storey school and 2-storey school-house
linked by square entrance tower with tall pilastered upper
stage containing clock at lower level and 5 arched belfry
openings at the upper, fish-scale pyramid roof with bell
cast and lucarnes, truncated by upper louvred belfry stage
capped by pyramid spirelet. School south elevation 6-bay,
second from west projecting gabled bay with 4-light window
and roof swept down on west over arched porch, pointed
bipartites others transomed 2-light lancets rising into
gablets, E gable 4 light window, all latticed above the
transom. Schoolhouse has S gable front flush with tower
3-light window ground floor, 2-light at 1st. W front
asymmetrical with projected centre gable with upper 2 light
window corbelled chimney on right, 2-light windows in
left-hand bay, that at 1st with gablet. Slated roof with
broad eaves through out. Undistinguished later
additions and modern temporary buildings to rear.

Statement of Interest

Built and endowed by John Smith of Andover, Massachussetts

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