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Latitude: 54.9006 / 54°54'2"N
Longitude: -5.0234 / 5°1'24"W
OS Eastings: 206242
OS Northings: 560396
OS Grid: NX062603
Mapcode National: GBR FHZR.FRX
Mapcode Global: WH1R8.T23Y
Plus Code: 9C6PWX2G+6J
Entry Name: The Rectory, 1 Academy Street, Stranraer
Listing Name: 1 Academy Street Including Boundary Walls, Railings and Gate
Listing Date: 17 December 1979
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388109
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41757
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Stranraer, 1 Academy Street, The Rectory
ID on this website: 200388109
Location: Stranraer
County: Dumfries and Galloway
Town: Stranraer
Electoral Ward: Stranraer and the Rhins
Traditional County: Wigtownshire
Tagged with: Clergy house
Mid 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay, plain classical rectangular plan villa, now hostel, with small single storey piended extensions to S and E. Whinstone to entrance elevation, painted at other elevations; sandstone ashlar dressings, quoins and long and short surrounds to windows.
N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced entrance doorway; recessed 4 panelled timber door; letterbox fanlight. Single window to 1st floor above and to both floors of flanking bays.
E ELEVATION: single windows at ground and 1st floor. Blocked window to single storey extension.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Replacement roof with Velux rooflights to N and S; coped gablehead stacks with polygonal cans; skews; moulded skewputts.
INTERIOR: not seen 1997.
BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS AND GATE: low coped boundary wall to N and NE elevations; original iron railings and entrance gate at centre. Higher coped rubble wall to W and SE; boarded timber door to SE section of E wall.
A good example of early Victorian building, which is notable for retaining its glazing, boundary walls and railings. The house occupies the corner site of a prominent crossroad.
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