The Town School, Little Belmont Street, Aberdeen is a Grade A listed building in the Aberdeen City local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 January 1967. School. 2 related planning applications.
The Town School, Little Belmont Street, Aberdeen
- WRENN ID
- muted-oriel-crag
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- School
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
John Smith, 1840-41. Monumental, single storey, E-plan former school building in the late Greek Revival style. Pedimented, Greek-Doric tretrastyle central portico flanked by very advanced single bay pavilions. Grey granite ashlar with finely tooled dressings, pilastered at corners; wide band course, projecting cornice and coped blocking course above.
Squared, coursed rubble construction to remaining elevations; segmental-arch openings to W, pair of openings at eaves level to E with margined, multi-pane glazing pattern; piended, wallhead gable at 1st and 2nd bays to 2-storey, 6-bay rear elevation.
Multi-paned glazing to timber framed windows to principal (S) elevation. Grey slate; wallhead dormers to W elevation. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Later low ashlar boundary wall to S with regularly spaced pyramidal piers and railings.
INTERIOR: Altered to form open-plan bar. Some plaster work remains.
Detailed Attributes
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