Parish Council Chambers, 51 John Street, Montrose is a Grade C listed building in the Angus local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 June 1971. Civic building. 2 related planning applications.

Parish Council Chambers, 51 John Street, Montrose

WRENN ID
last-tallow-quill
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Angus
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 June 1971
Type
Civic building
Address
Parish Council Chambers, 51 John Street, Montrose, DD10 8LZ
OS grid reference
NO 715 580
Coordinates
56.7132, -2.46563
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Parish Council Chambers, located at 51 John Street in Montrose, was built in 1849 and reconstructed in 1915. This single-storey civic building has a rectangular plan and features a prominent classical entrance. The front is constructed of sandstone ashlar, while the sides and rear are made of squared and snecked stone. It has a cornice and a wallhead parapet.

The south elevation, which is the main entrance front, is symmetrical. It has an advanced tripartite centerpiece that includes a round-arch doorway with cavetto moulding reveals, channelled rustication, and a keystone. Above the doorway is a large fanlight with radiating glazing bars and twin leaf panelled doors. Above the cornice, there is a raised wallhead featuring a carved wreath, shield, and swags, inscribed with "1915" and "PARISH COUNCIL CHAMBERS." Flanking piers extend through the cornice, and there are bays on either side of a blank wall, with a window on the east and west facing returns. The single bays on either side are set back.

On the west elevation, there is a door to the right and two windows to the left. The east elevation features a door to the left and three windows to the right. The north elevation has a triple gable end, with a round-arch window that is blocked, a window to the far left that is also blocked, and one window in the center, along with a brick addition to the right.

The building has timber sash and case windows, with 12-pane windows on the front and plate glass and 4-pane windows at the rear. The roofs are triple pitched.

Inside, there have been modern conversions. The entrance is flanked by square-section gatepiers that are capped and feature a four-legged metal lampholder on each cap.

Local climate

Parish Council Chambers, 51 John Street, Montrose receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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