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76, 78 High Street, Forres

A Category B Listed Building in Forres, Moray

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6102 / 57°36'36"N

Longitude: -3.6125 / 3°36'45"W

OS Eastings: 303751

OS Northings: 858948

OS Grid: NJ037589

Mapcode National: GBR K8FL.ZX9

Mapcode Global: WH5H4.GZZ9

Plus Code: 9C9RJ96P+3X

Entry Name: 76, 78 High Street, Forres

Listing Name: 74, 76 and 78 High Street

Listing Date: 30 March 1983

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 372989

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31688

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Forres, 76, 78 High Street

ID on this website: 200372989

Location: Forres

County: Moray

Town: Forres

Electoral Ward: Forres

Traditional County: Morayshire

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Description

Circa 1820. 3-storey, symmetrical 5-bay shops and dwellings
above; centre basket arched pend. Finely tooled ashlar,
polished ashlar dressings, painted at ground floor. Original
3-bay shop with centre door to No 78; late 19th/early 20th
century 3-bay shop front with bracketted corniced fascia
above to No 74. Tolbooth Street elevation of 3 storeys, 2
bays rendered with painted margins. Raised, moulded
architraves to 1st and 2nd floor windows, corniced at 1st
floor. 2-pane glazing. Eaves band and cornice; coped ridge
and end stacks; shallow slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Appears on Wood's map of 1823. Tolbooth Street elevation

has access via High Street pend (no 76).

Former Item 73 (1983 Revised List)

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