Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Description

Possibly John Paterson, Edinburgh, circa 1820. 3 storeys, 5

bays. Ashlar with rock-faced rustication at ground floor.

Central segmental arched pend flanked by original shopfronts,

each with centre door in round-arched recess; windows at

upper floors architraved; windows at 1st floor taller than

those at 2nd rusticated quoins; cornice and blocking course.

Coped end stacks; slated roof.

Close at rear roofed over with corrugated iron.

INTERIOR: Entrance in cobbled pend leads to cantilevered

stone staircase with cast-iron balusters with palmette

decoration. Front and side 1st floor rooms connected by L-

plan passage with small circular angle closet with curved

door. Reeded panelled dados throughout; beaded panelled

window shutters and doors; decorative plaster cornices. Some

alteration to rear rooms for shop. Former ground floor

kitchens and stables now stores.

Statement of Special Interest

Site purchased 1808 (possibly with earlier building) by John

Cumming, merchant and British Linen Bank agent in Forres.

Present building appears on Wood's map of Forres (1823) as BL

Bank.

John Paterson of Edinburgh practiced in Elgin 1784-89 and

there is evidence that he designed buildings in Moray after

that date (eg Edinkillie Manse 1823). He had a predeliction

for curved rooms; the rock-faced rustication of ground floor

exterior is common in Edinburgh but uncommon in Moray.

Former Item 41 (1983 Revised List)

References

Bibliography

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.