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Latitude: 57.6102 / 57°36'36"N
Longitude: -3.6125 / 3°36'45"W
OS Eastings: 303751
OS Northings: 858948
OS Grid: NJ037589
Mapcode National: GBR K8FL.ZX9
Mapcode Global: WH5H4.GZZ9
Plus Code: 9C9RJ96P+3X
Entry Name: 76, 78 High Street, Forres
Listing Name: 74, 76 and 78 High Street
Listing Date: 30 March 1983
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 372989
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB31688
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200372989
Location: Forres
County: Moray
Town: Forres
Electoral Ward: Forres
Traditional County: Morayshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Circa 1820. 3-storey, symmetrical 5-bay shops and dwellings
above; centre basket arched pend. Finely tooled ashlar,
polished ashlar dressings, painted at ground floor. Original
3-bay shop with centre door to No 78; late 19th/early 20th
century 3-bay shop front with bracketted corniced fascia
above to No 74. Tolbooth Street elevation of 3 storeys, 2
bays rendered with painted margins. Raised, moulded
architraves to 1st and 2nd floor windows, corniced at 1st
floor. 2-pane glazing. Eaves band and cornice; coped ridge
and end stacks; shallow slate roof.
Appears on Wood's map of 1823. Tolbooth Street elevation
has access via High Street pend (no 76).
Former Item 73 (1983 Revised List)
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