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Main Building, St Joseph's R.C. College, Craigs Road, Dumfries

A Category B Listed Building in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.0637 / 55°3'49"N

Longitude: -3.601 / 3°36'3"W

OS Eastings: 297845

OS Northings: 575525

OS Grid: NX978755

Mapcode National: GBR 399W.5M

Mapcode Global: WH5WJ.NZFH

Plus Code: 9C7R397X+FH

Entry Name: Main Building, St Joseph's R.C. College, Craigs Road, Dumfries

Listing Name: Craigs Road, St Joseph's College, Main College Building

Listing Date: 6 March 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 362658

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26144

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dumfries, Craigs Road, St Joseph's R.c. College, Main Building

ID on this website: 200362658

Location: Dumfries

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Dumfries

Electoral Ward: Nith

Traditional County: Dumfriesshire

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Description

Charles Hay of Dumfries, architect 1907. Northern
European profile with some Renaissance details. Large
rectangular-plan college block with symmetrical
elevations. Tall modern additions to either flank. 3
storeys and attic, off-set over basement. Snecked
bullfaced red ashlar with polished dressings. SW elevation:
tall central tower with wide segmental-arched and
architraved doorway with pierced parapet over; 2 square
or round-headed lights each stage above, niche at 3rd
floor with sculptured figure; tall stage above main eaves
level with clock, boldly projecting and bracketted parapet
walk enclosing finialed pyramidal roof with pedimented
dormers to elevations. 6 plain bays (with 6-pane
glazing throughout) either side of tower enlivened by
tall dormers with steep-pitched swept-eaved and finialed
roofs. 1st floor cill course; cornice; paired end stacks
with linking pierced balustrades; slate roofs, main roof
with leaded platform behind cast-iron brattishing. NE
elevation with stair windows in gabled tall central bay;
flanking bays also with dormers; low flat-roofed range
right also bull-faced red ashlar.

Statement of Interest

Modern additions excluded from listing

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