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Fochabers, High Street, Milne's High School

Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), School (19th Century) (1845)-(1846), Wall(S) (19th Century)

Site Name Fochabers, High Street, Milne's High School

Classification Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), School (19th Century) (1845)-(1846), Wall(S) (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Institution; Milne's Free School

Canmore ID 74230

Site Number NJ35NW 34

NGR NJ 34874 58467

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74230

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council Moray
  • Parish Bellie
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Moray
  • Former County Morayshire

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE

Architect: Thomas MacKenzie, Elgin 1846

Originally built as an Insitution.

Scots Tudor with crockets and finials. Statue of the benefactor, Alexander Milne set in crocketed pinnacle over the main entrance.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE

Scottish Records Office

Abstract of accounts.

1845-46 (Architect: Thomas MacKenzie (1814-54) ) GD 44/Sec 532/Box 25

Statue (to Alexander Milne d.1838) at Fochabers. proposed to be placed in front of the new Milne Free School at Fochabers. Subscription of #10 from the Duke of Gordon.

1847 GD 44/Sec 53/Box 25

Embossed on notepaper used for a letter dated Feb 5th 1851 to Edward Wagstaff.

1851 (Architect: Thomas MacKenzie (1814-54) )

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