50-52 High Street (Elgin)
A residential and commercial building is located at 50-52 High Street in the small Scottish town of Elgin in the Moray council area . In 1981 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
description
The building is on the south side of High Street in Elgin's historic center. The nearby residential and commercial building 42-46 High Street is also classified as a Category A monument. The building was constructed in 1694 for the merchant Andrew Ogilvie and his wife Janet Hay . Your initials and the year of construction are indicated on the gable.
The north-facing main facade of the building is four axes wide. Its facades are plastered with Harl , with natural stone edging being offset. A round arched arcade runs on the ground floor of the three-storey building . Their openings are now closed by flat shop windows. Only the right arch is still open. A passage to the inner courtyard runs through it. The arcades are built with squat columns with square capitals . The twelve-part lattice windows on the upper floors were expanded in the course of the 19th century. The final gable roof has two dormers on the street side and three dormers on the back as well as stepped gables .
A three-story wing, two axes wide, continues around the inner courtyard. Its gable roof is also made with stepped gables. Another two-story building from the 17th or 18th century is two-story. A warehouse was also added in the late 19th century. The masonry of the two-story, six-axis building is made of quarry stone.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry for 50–52 High Street in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 57 ° 38 ′ 55.9 " N , 3 ° 18 ′ 47.2" W.