Description

Probably 17th century, reconstructed as Boys' Club, Eric Bell (Stirling) 1929. Tall narrow 2-storey and raised basement, 2-bay tenement with single storey gabled hall adjoining at E. Rubble with E and W gables harled. Crowstepped gables with moulded skewputts, dormerhead at 1st floor.

S (ST JOHN STREET) ELEVATION: bipartite, stone-mullioned windows to outer bays of basement. Deeply recessed entrance at right with roll- moulded surround. Window at left above ground and at right above door. Plaque with date 1929 and 'boys club' emblem. At either side of entrance are other small plaques with emblems. Keel-shaped dormerhead with finial attached in 1st floor window to left. Motto above door 'Play the Game', above window at left 'Keep Smiling'.

HALL: adjoined to right with tall large bipartite stone-mullioned window. Emblem at gablehead of flanking single storey gable. Weathervane at apex.

E ELEVATION: single storey hall attached at ground. 2 windows to left in upper part of gable.

W ELEVATION: blank gable with gablehead stack.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997

Statement of Interest

Early fabric effectively reconstructed and given long-term re-use.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56647009

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)