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30-32 Academy Street, Inverness

A Category A Listed Building in Inverness Central, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4795 / 57°28'46"N

Longitude: -4.2246 / 4°13'28"W

OS Eastings: 266714

OS Northings: 845432

OS Grid: NH667454

Mapcode National: GBR H8YY.MM6

Mapcode Global: WH4GH.28LH

Plus Code: 9C9QFQHG+Q5

Entry Name: 30-32 Academy Street, Inverness

Listing Name: 28-34 (Even Nos Only) Academy Street

Listing Date: 15 June 1981

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 379631

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35127

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200379631

Location: Inverness

County: Highland

Town: Inverness

Electoral Ward: Inverness Central

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

Matthews & Lawrie, 1873-75. Italianate, Elgin freestone
ashlar. 3 storeys, 9-bay front to Academy Street with centre
3 bays slightly recessed; at ground floor 3 shopfronts each
tripartite, pilastered with shallow segmental architraves to
heads of lights; outer windows at wings have balustered
aprons and consoled cornices, cornices of centre windows
of wings having triangular pediments and acroteria; 2nd
floor windows at wings architraved; centre of front 1 storey
in height of 2 at 1st and 2nd floor levels, 3 round-headed
Corinthian columned and pilastered windows, their arched
heads filled with richly cut shellwork (by Goodwillie, Elgin)
and, above, incised work; Corinthian angle pilasters.
To Station Square, near symmetrical front with advanced
centre with Corinthian angle pilasters and pediment; Roman
Doric columned portico with pediment and carved tympanum
framing pilastered, architraved and keyblocked shallow
segmental arched doorpiece at ground floor; tripartite
Roman Doric columned and pilastered window with segmental
pediment at 1st floor; 2 architraved windows at 2nd floor.
West wing 3 bays, east wing 2 bays of shallow segmental
arched windows with console keystones and architraves in
pilastrade at ground; windows with balustered aprons and
consoled cornices, centre window of west wing having
segmental pediment, at 1st floor; architraved windows at
2nd floor. Bracketted cornice. Some lavish interior work.

Statement of Interest

Built as offices of the Highland Railway Company.

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