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Johnston School, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8382 / 54°50'17"N

Longitude: -4.0468 / 4°2'48"W

OS Eastings: 268647

OS Northings: 551188

OS Grid: NX686511

Mapcode National: GBR 0D5H.PF

Mapcode Global: WH4WB.TN49

Plus Code: 9C6QRXQ3+77

Entry Name: Johnston School, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright

Listing Name: St Mary`s Street, Johnston`s Free School

Listing Date: 28 May 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381437

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36617

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkcudbright, St Mary Street, Johnston School

ID on this website: 200381437

Location: Kirkcudbright

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Kirkcudbright

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

1847. Single storey with bold central Italianate tower. Rubble built with granite angle piers to tower and quoins, polished sandstone dressings. Main block symmetrical; central tower with semi-circular arched door and louvered openings above. Deeply projecting eaves, cornice and shallow piended roof with weathervane. Paired, semi-circular arched windows in recessed bay, similarly arched tripartites in advanced bays. Outer wide recessed bays with doors. To left further range with two bipartites. Piended slate roofs. Modern additions to left and rear.

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