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Latitude: 57.6493 / 57°38'57"N
Longitude: -3.3101 / 3°18'36"W
OS Eastings: 321902
OS Northings: 862910
OS Grid: NJ219629
Mapcode National: GBR L86H.SG9
Mapcode Global: WH6J7.4Z0V
Plus Code: 9C9RJMXQ+PW
Entry Name: Museum, 1 High Street, Elgin
Listing Name: 1 High Street, Elgin Museum and Museum Hall
Listing Date: 26 January 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 371820
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30714
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Elgin, 1 High Street, Museum
ID on this website: 200371820
Location: Elgin
County: Moray
Town: Elgin
Electoral Ward: Elgin City North
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure Museum building
Thomas Mackenzie, 1842. Additions, 1896. Alterations and
additions, A Marshall Mackenzie and Son, 1920.
Italianate; all polished ashlar, channelled at ground floor.
Museum rising through 2 storeys, 3 stage square tower to
E with shallow pyramidal roof and 3 round chimneys linked by
coping. Square central porch in front (S) gable;
3 tall round-headed windows above moulded cill course with
band course at springing continuing across tower. Single
storey wing to right; lunette clerestory N and S.
Tower, S elevation; 1st floor window with blind
balustrade, pilaster strips and bracketted cornice;
lunette at base of 3rd stage with 3 tall round-headed
windows above (2 outer blind); E elevation as S, but 1st
floor window and lunette blind.
INTERIOR: original main hall with gallery on 3 sides
approached by T-plan staircase near original colour
scheme restored 1979.
Additional hall to N (1896), rubble with top light.
Museum Hall (dated 1921); single storey; ashlar; some
channelled pilasters; corniced entrance on S elevation.
Corner site with High Street and North College Street.
Property of The Moray Society, formerly The Elgin and
Morayshire Literary and Scientific Associated founded 1836.
Tower contained custodian's quarters, now gutted.
Former Item 29 (1981 Revised List).
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