Old School, Church Road, Nairn is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 12 March 1981. School.

Old School, Church Road, Nairn

WRENN ID: swift-window-juniper
Grade: C
Local Planning Authority: Highland
Country: Scotland
Date first listed: 12 March 1981
Type: School
Source: Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

Later 19th century, single storey H-plan school with square,

2-stage tower to NW corner; stugged rubble, ashlar dressings.

Gothic detailing.

Tower: tripartite to ground floor with pointed windows and

stepped hoodmould continued as string course; bipartite to

2nd stage with shaped gable breaking through corbelled

parapet; fishscale pyramidal roof and weathervane.

West elevation with entrance in re-entrant angles. Central

gable with triple pointed lights under pointed hoodmould with

arcaded fleche at crossing. Large window (modern glazing) under

pointed hoodmould to left wing with similar in north elevation

gable. Two 4 bay school room wings to rear (east) lit by

bipartites; corniced stacks; slate roof. Unfortunate modern

canopy links wings at west.

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