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Education Offices, 33 Spittal Street, Stirling

A Category B Listed Building in Stirling, Stirling

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1191 / 56°7'8"N

Longitude: -3.9406 / 3°56'26"W

OS Eastings: 279442

OS Northings: 693508

OS Grid: NS794935

Mapcode National: GBR 1C.LGPB

Mapcode Global: WH4P6.FGQD

Plus Code: 9C8R4395+JP

Entry Name: Education Offices, 33 Spittal Street, Stirling

Listing Name: 33 Spittal Street, Forth Valley Health Board and District Library (Formerly Old Infirmary)

Listing Date: 4 November 1965

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 390129

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43574

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stirling, 33 Spittal Street, Education Offices

ID on this website: 200390129

Location: Stirling

County: Stirling

Town: Stirling

Electoral Ward: Stirling North

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

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Description

Probably James Gillespie Graham, 1825. Classical bank, converted to infirmary use, Peddie and Kinnear (Edinburgh), 1874.

Substantial 2-storey, 5-bay extended at outer bays to 11-bays. Ashlar sandstone, lugged architraved and corniced windows, entablature and blocking course. Cill band course at 1st floor to extension. Angle pilasters fluted above 1st floor.

PRINCIPAL ELEVATION (N SPITTAL STREET): 5 bays to centre slightly advanced, outer bays of which framed by pilasters, centre 3 with full height pedimented portico, fluted Tuscan columns. Door to centre with border glazed fanlight. Portico approached by short flight of 7 steps. Regular fenestration, outer 3 bays regularly fenestrated, pilaster fluted at 1st floor.

W ELEVATION: 3-stage square tower breaking wall head at centre or near centre, door on return to, lugged and banded surround, deep moulded cornice, tripartites at ground to tower and outer right bay.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: extensions and extensive alterations to rear.

Timber sash and case with 12-pane and plate glass glazing, flat-roofed classical dormers behind blocking course, grey slates, wall-head stack to later tower, flagpole at apex of pediment, decorative guttering, dated hopper 1910.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997

Statement of Interest

Built for the Commercial Bank. Involving two great 19th century architectural practices and resulting in a dignified masterpiece.

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