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Useful Links
- Canmore:
- FORT WILLIAM, SEAVIEW TERRACE, LAUNDRY BUILDING
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 31795
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
Laundry Block
Other Name(s)
Address
Seaview Terrace, Fort William
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
851
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NN 09983 73599
Location Type
Urban
HS Reference No
31795
Description
Single-storey; centralised square plan containing 4 units each with flue which combine at centre in diagonally set brick stack with 4 chimney cans. 2 bipartites on NW and SE elevations; 2 doors on SW and NE elevations. Similar polychrome brick banding. Slate roof; stack set above louvred apex vent.
Built as a laundry building to service the adjacent polychrome brick terrace that were probably built as railway workers' housing as part of the West Highland Railway, the Helensburgh to Fort William line opening in 1894. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
Built as a laundry building to service the adjacent polychrome brick terrace that were probably built as railway workers' housing as part of the West Highland Railway, the Helensburgh to Fort William line opening in 1894. (Historic Environment Scotland List Entry)
Building Dates
Late 19th century
Architects
Unknown
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Poor
Category of Risk
Moderate
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
December 1999, 13/09/2010, 28/5/2013, 22/2/2018
Development History
December 1999: External inspection reveals the laundry to be vacant and deteriorating. April 2000: No change reported.
September 2010: Site visit finds that the building remains disused. The windows are boarded up and it is lightly graffities. A few slates have gone from the roof.
28 May 2013: External inspection finds no significant change from the previous site visit.
22 February 2018: External inspection finds the building continues to slowly decline - condition moved from fair to poor.
22 February 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Building Uses Information:
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Laundry
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Present Use 1: N/A Former Use 1: Laundry
Present Use 2: N/A Former Use 2: N/A
Name of Owners
Unverified see FAQ on ascertaining ownership
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Ancillary Buildings
Original Entry Date
21-DEC-99
Date of Last Edit
12/03/2018
