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East Morton Street School, Manse Street, Thornhill
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Useful Links
- Canmore:
- THORNHILL, MANSE ROAD, EAST MORTON STREET SCHOOL
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 17340
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
East Morton Street School
Other Name(s)
Address
Manse Street, Thornhill
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
5838
Listing Category
B
OS Grid Ref
NX 88061 95675
Location Type
Small Town
HS Reference No
17340
Description
Single storey T-plan school with lower east wing, built on slope with basement at west. Tudor. Channelled, bull-faced pink ashlar with polished dressings, hood-moulds and raised quoins. Tudor-arched bipartites to 4-bay long south wall and to west gable, latter flanking projecting chimney breast and set above depressed-arched basement openings: gabled north and south facing porches on smaller gabled east wing (door of former blocked), tripartite in gable of north wing, modern addition in re-entrant angle. Splayed base course; saw-toothed skews with gableted skew-putts; off-set corniced stacks; slate roofs with cast-iron cresting. (Historic Scotland)
Building Dates
1864-5
Architects
Charles Howitt of Drumlanrig estate, architect
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Fair
Category of Risk
Low
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
6/5/2014
Development History
6 May 2014: External inspection finds the former school in generally fair condition but disused and boarded up. The building is thought to have become disused following the construction of a new school.
21 October 2014: The former school building is being marketed for sale along with the associated caretakers house by Dumfries and Galloway Council as development opportunities. The particulars note the former school was last used 2009-2010 and the caretaker house around 2003. Offers around £200,000 are invited for the overall site.
1 March 2018: The former school remains under marketing for sale through Dumfries and Galloway Council as a single plot or as part of a wider development site. Plot 1, the former school, is under marketing for sale at offers over £100,000.
2 August 2024: Desk-based assessment suggests the building remains At-Risk. The property is no longer being marketed for sale.
Availability
Current Availability
Not Available
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Type of Ownership
Local Authority
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Online Resources
Classification
Schools
Original Entry Date
21-OCT-14
Date of Last Edit
03/06/2021
