Inglis Memorial Hall, High Street, Edzell

C & L Ower, 1897-8. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, crow-step gabled, Scots Baronial hall and library with prominent, central, 5-stage clock tower to principal elevation at W. Red sandstone ashlar. Base course, band courses, cornice, crennelated parapet. Bartizans to corners. Multi-pane window openings with stone transoms and mullions. Piended roof halls to rear (E) with ridge ventilation lantern and triangular ventilation openings.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: symmetrical. Central projecting open sided porch with broken segmental arched pediment with INGLIS MEMORIAL HALL depicted in mosaic in tympanum. Porch with round-arched openings; piers with engaged Corinthian columns and pilasters. Steps lead to timber panelled vestibule with tiles to ground with INGLIS MEMORIAL HALL depicted. Timber 2-leaf doors with timber side panels and large, decorative semi-circular fanlight above lead to inner part-glazed timber swing doors. 5-stage round tower above with stone slated octagonal pinnacled spire with lucarnes; Octagonal, corbelled 4th stage with alternate clock faces and balconied bays; Dentilled cornice. Symmetrical gabled bays flanking tower.

S ELEVATION: asymmetrical. 6-bay with lower single bay to far right; 4-light bowed bay to lower ground at left with small, square 8-lights to upper section. Central 3 bays with tall, 3-light window openings with 9-square, smaller window openings above.

N ELEVATION: asymmetrical. 4-light bowed bay to lower ground at right with small, square 8-lights to upper section. Off-centre crow-stepped gable to left.

Predominantly fixed glazing with stained glass. Some casement windows with diamond pane leaded glass to upper storey. Graded grey slates. Corniced apex stacks to gables. Cast iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: high-quality decorative interior with original room layout intact and containing 2 public halls, separate library and a number of other rooms. Entrance hall with decorative glazed tiles to walls and tesserae tiled floor. Main hall with timber gallery and stage; segmental arches to ceiling divide bays; Clerestorey windows to N. Panelled timber doors throughout. Number of rooms with simple cornicing, high skirtings and decorative timber fire surrounds. Stained glass throughout depicting flora, fauna, family crests and some with Scots mottos.

LIBRARY: to left of entrance. Rectangular room with tight iron spiral staircase to right leading to bracketted iron mezzanine level with metal railing and to upper floor. Integral timber bookcases. Timber panelling with part-glazed timber screen with door and integral timber and glass Cotgreave Indicator.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: to W and S. Low, coped ashlar wall to W with pairs of gatepiers to N and S. Round gatepiers with base courses, and pyramidal caps, surmounted by lamp standards. Taller coped wall to S.