Reception Building, Moray House College Of Education, St John's Street, Edinburgh is a Grade B listed building in the City of Edinburgh local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 March 1988. Nursery school.

Reception Building, Moray House College Of Education, St John's Street, Edinburgh

WRENN ID
still-rafter-aspen
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
City of Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 March 1988
Type
Nursery school
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Frank Wood, 1929-1932. Single-storey, rectangular-plan former purpose-built nursery school with sliding timber and glass doors and verandah to entire S wall (currently reception and archive centre). White painted harl. Brick base course, raised cills.

S elevation, returning to W elevation; full length verandah with canopy and timber railings. Sliding multi-pane glazed panels set in timber frames.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows and 6-pane top-hopper windows to N and E walls. Piended roofs with grey slates.

INTERIOR: (seen 2007). Altered, but with main rooms extant in plan. Timber flooring. Some original details, including low height coat peg nos.

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