1-6 Speyside House, 27 The Square, Grantown-On-Spey is a Grade A listed building in the Cairngorms National Park local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 26 January 1971. Former orphanage.

1-6 Speyside House, 27 The Square, Grantown-On-Spey

WRENN ID
strange-timber-merlin
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Cairngorms National Park
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
26 January 1971
Type
Former orphanage
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

  1. W facing symmetrical classical 2-storey, 5-bay

facade Grey granite ashlar front and return gables, harled

rear with ashlar margins. Advanced centre bay forming square

tower rising above eaves in 2 stages. Boldly rusticated

doorpiece; fanlight with radial glazing, later double-leaf

panelled door. Centre 1st floor Venetian window with

intersecting glazing; tripartite in square stage above,

which supports octagonal drum clock tower with domed leaded

roof, finial and weathervane, windows and clock faces in

alternate facets (clock face missing rear); Stumpy granite

urns at each angle of square tower flank base of octagon.

Mainly 12-pane glazing, lying-pane glazing in octagon windows;

moulded eaves cornices; coped rear wallhead stacks;

piended slate roof. Substantial later 2-storey, 4-bay rear

wing; 4-pane glazing to windows.

Interior; little survives of interest except clock, said

to date from 1824 and to be by a Forres clockmaker.

In full working order.

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