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Latitude: 57.4835 / 57°29'0"N
Longitude: -4.239 / 4°14'20"W
OS Eastings: 265860
OS Northings: 845902
OS Grid: NH658459
Mapcode National: GBR H8XY.6ZJ
Mapcode Global: WH3FB.V5LF
Plus Code: 9C9QFQM6+99
Entry Name: Merkinch Primary School, Telford Road, Inverness
Listing Name: Telford Road, Merkinch Primary School, School House and Retaining Railings
Listing Date: 17 April 1986
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 379925
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35363
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Inverness, Telford Road, Merkinch Primary School
ID on this website: 200379925
Location: Inverness
County: Highland
Town: Inverness
Electoral Ward: Inverness Central
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: School building
Dated 1876, probably Alexander Ross. Extended H-plan, single
storey school with bellcote and gabled elevations, built in
pink squared, snecked rubble with yellow ashlar dressing.
Long symmetrical main front, 6 central bays (2 doors at
centre, windows with pointed heads) flanked by wider,
advanced, gabled cross wings each with hoodmoulded stepped
tripartite and 5-bay side elevations. Lower entrance
bays recessed beyond wings. Gable heads with trefoil,
louvred openings; skews with kneelers, gablet skew
putts. Gabled bellcote. Slate roofs with gabled ventilators.
Similar details to rear blocks, some modern additions.
Schoolhouse: dated 1896, 2 storey, L-plan house reflecting
design of school. Porch in re-entrant angle, canted
window with tripartite above in SW facing gable tripartites
in both floors to E of porch. Slate roof. Low retaining wall
with cast iron railings.
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