Latitude: 57.6111 / 57°36'39"N
Longitude: -3.6098 / 3°36'35"W
OS Eastings: 303920
OS Northings: 859036
OS Grid: NJ039590
Mapcode National: GBR K8GL.TDF
Mapcode Global: WH5H4.JY9P
Plus Code: 9C9RJ96R+C3
Entry Name: Anderson's Primary School, High Street, Forres
Listing Name: High Street, Anderson's Primary School, (Front Block Facing High Street Only) Gatepiers and Railings
Listing Date: 30 March 1983
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 372975
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31676
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Forres, High Street, Anderson's Primary School
ID on this website: 200372975
Location: Forres
County: Moray
Town: Forres
Electoral Ward: Forres
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: School building
William Robertson, 1823. Remodelled 1881. Restored 1971-73.
Classical facade with central Gibbsian steeple. Polished
ashlar with coursed rubble side elevation. Single storey with
5-bay facade to High Street (N); central advanced and
pedimented 3 bays with central door and flanking windows set
in round-arched panels, approached by shallow flight of
steps. Multi-pane glazing. Frieze, cornice, central pediment
and low parapet to outer bays. Central steeple with square
plinth, clock stage with angle pilasters, octagonal stage
above with louvred openings, slender facetted spire and
weather vane.
Pair early 19th century fluted stone piers on square bases
and with flat capitals supporting draped urns. Pair of cast-
iron gates. Low stone wall with cast-iron spearhead railings.
Endowed by Jonathan Anderson of Glasgow for education of
children from Forres, Rafford and Kinloss. 1926 School facing
to South Street not included.
Gatepiers probably re-used from elsewhere.
Former Item 60 (1983 Revised List)
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