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43-47 Ferry Street, Montrose

A Category C Listed Building in Montrose, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.7071 / 56°42'25"N

Longitude: -2.4657 / 2°27'56"W

OS Eastings: 371585

OS Northings: 757364

OS Grid: NO715573

Mapcode National: GBR VY.FFCR

Mapcode Global: WH8RK.3P43

Plus Code: 9C8VPG4M+RP

Entry Name: 43-47 Ferry Street, Montrose

Listing Name: 43 - 47 (Odd Nos) Ferry Street

Listing Date: 11 June 1971

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393406

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46179

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393406

Location: Montrose

County: Angus

Town: Montrose

Electoral Ward: Montrose and District

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

Dated 1850. 3-storey, 4-bay tenement terminating terrace of integrated design. Sandstone ashlar to front and sides, squared and snecked to rear. Base course, 1st floor cill band course, eaves cornice. Double chamfered margins.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central doorpiece with consoled open-pediment, deep-set, small-pane rectangular fanlight, 6-panel door, doorways flanking, that to left also with small-pane fanlights, and panelled doors. Large former shop window to right with plate glass, timber-mullioned bipartite to left. 4 windows at 1st floor with corniced heads, those at 2nd floor with bracketed cills.

N ELEVATION: adjoining 41 Ferry Street.

S ELEVATION: adjoining 49 - 71 Ferry Street.

E ELEVATION: large semicircular stairtower projecting to centre, full-height and breaking eaves. Single bay flanking.

Timber sash and case windows, 4-pane to front, 12-pane to rear. Grey slate roof, piended to N. Broad, corniced ashlar stacks to N and S dated 1850.

Statement of Interest

Reflecting the mid 19th Century expansion of the Harbour area, this terrace is an important element in Ferry Street leading towards the Old Custom House and important for the late use of the traditional circular stair tower. Part of the 43 - 77 Ferry Street and 1/3/5 Caledonia Street B Group.

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