Schoolhouse, Millhousebridge is a Grade B listed building in the Dumfries and Galloway local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 22 February 1988. Cottage, former school.

Schoolhouse, Millhousebridge

WRENN ID
scarred-cinder-elm
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Constituency
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale MP: David Mundell (Con)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
22 February 1988
Type
Cottage, former school
OS grid reference
NY 105 855
Coordinates
55.15594, -3.4054
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The building is a former schoolhouse located in Millhousebridge, dating from the earlier 19th century. It is a single-storey cottage featuring a clock tower above the porch. The structure is constructed of bull-faced coursed red ashlar with polished margins and dressings.

On the west elevation, there are three bays, with a central square porch that has a bipartite design. Above the porch is a domed and finialed chamfered square clock-tower stage. The outer bays contain single sash windows with a 4-pane glazing pattern. The south flank has three bays and possibly a full-width rear extension to the east. The building features a continuous eaves course, end stacks, and is roofed with graded slates.

The schoolhouse is set behind a low ashlar retaining wall, which is complemented by iron railings and square gatepiers.

Local climate

Schoolhouse, Millhousebridge sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 32 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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