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Victoria House, 66 High Street, North Berwick

A Category B Listed Building in North Berwick, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.0586 / 56°3'30"N

Longitude: -2.7197 / 2°43'11"W

OS Eastings: 355276

OS Northings: 685315

OS Grid: NT552853

Mapcode National: GBR 2V.Q6WY

Mapcode Global: WH7TD.6Z49

Plus Code: 9C8V375J+C4

Entry Name: Victoria House, 66 High Street, North Berwick

Listing Name: 66 High Street, Victoria House

Listing Date: 26 May 1988

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 384181

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38747

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: North Berwick, 66 High Street, Victoria House

ID on this website: 200384181

Location: North Berwick

County: East Lothian

Town: North Berwick

Electoral Ward: North Berwick Coastal

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Earlier 19th century reconstruction of earlier building, 2-storey, oblong plan. Rubble, rendered and lined as ashlar to S, E and W facades of main block. Raised margins.

S GABLE: projecting arcaded shop front with recessed central doorway; plate glass windows flanking, with twisted columns and panelled piers at angles, frieze above, with fluted panels at angles and moulded cornice. 2 segmentally arched, moulded windows at 1st floor. Skews with moulded skewputts. Scrolls flanking gable head stack.

E ELEVATION: 3 symmetrical bays to higher S block. Large plate glass windows set in recessed panels at ground floor. Frieze and moulded cornice serving as dividing band course. 3 1st floor windows. Moulded cast-iron gutter. Lower block with fanlit doorway to right and 1st floor window above to right.

W ELEVATION: 3 bays to main block with 1st floor windows and single ground floor window to left. Lower block with 1st floor window.

Variety of glazing, mostly small-pane at 1st floor. Pantiled roof to main block, slates to lower, with plain raised skews. Gablehead stacks.

Statement of Interest

On site of former North Berwick Grammar School. Important position at centre of High Street N side, on an island. Painted name on S gable head.

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