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85, 87 High Street, Elgin

A Category C Listed Building in Elgin, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.649 / 57°38'56"N

Longitude: -3.3139 / 3°18'49"W

OS Eastings: 321679

OS Northings: 862882

OS Grid: NJ216628

Mapcode National: GBR L85H.YGF

Mapcode Global: WH6JF.207H

Plus Code: 9C9RJMXP+JF

Entry Name: 85, 87 High Street, Elgin

Listing Name: 85, 87, 89, 91, 93 High Street

Listing Date: 20 August 1981

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 371838

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB30732

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200371838

Location: Elgin

County: Moray

Town: Elgin

Electoral Ward: Elgin City South

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Circa 1870; 3-storey and attic, 7-bay symmetrical facade
arranged 2-3-2. 3 modern shop fronts to ground floor
divided by narrow flat-headed entrances to pends.
Coursed tooled ashlar to 1st and 2nd floor, polished
ashlar dressings. 3 central bays in shallow recess;
square stilted-headed windows on 1st floor, bipartites
in outer 2 bays with centre colonettes, string course raised
over window heads. Round-headed windows to 2nd floor,
also with bipartites outer 2 bays linked at springing level
by string course.
Flat pilasters at party walls with simply corbelled capitals
and gabletted dies above cornice. Bracketted eaves
cornice; blocking course; 6 piended dormers with
cast-iron finials; corniced ridge stacks; slate roof.
No 85 has 3-storey single bay wing to rear.

Statement of Interest

Numbered 77-93 on OS.

Former Item 47 (1981 Revised List).

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