Abbey Street (West Side) Former Town House (Army Cadet Corps) Melrose, Scotland

Listed Building Data

Abbey Street (West Side) Former Town House (Army Cadet Corps) has been designated a scheduled monument in Scotland with the following information. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

Historic Scotland ID
382883 (entity ID)
Building ID
37732
Canmore ID
231351
Category
C
Name
Abbey Street, (west Side) Former Town House (army Cadet Corps)
Parish
Melrose
County
Scottish Borders
Easting
354780
Northing
634030
Date Listed
19 February 1981

Listed Building Description

Text courtesy of Historic England. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

J and T Smith of Darnick, 1822 reconstructed in later 19th century, 2 storey, 4 bay, doors at outer bays, 1st floor windows rather than those at ground. 16th century armorial panel from Abbey built in between centre windows at 1st floor above memorial tablet. Belfry in North gable, coursed squared rubble, slated roof, straight skews.

Listed Building Statement of Special Interest

Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

C Group Memorial tablet records gift of Town House to the Burgh of Melrose in 1896 by the Duke of Buccleuch.

Listed Building References

Text courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. © Crown Copyright, reprinted under the Open Government License.

MELROSE 1829 ed D M Hood (Melrose Historical Association, 1978).