This restrained terrace preserves the scale of early village building while enlarged openings show how one house adapted to commercial use.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century; later shopfront alterations
- Architect / designer
- Designer unrecorded
- Type
- Two-storey harled terrace of houses and former shop premises
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB2356)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 28875 45043
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
Two-storey harled fronts use painted margins, coped stacks and slate roofs. Number 1 has a central doorway, while Allandale carries a bracketed cornice above its entrance and larger ground-floor windows introduced for a shop.
Its story
The terrace was built in the early nineteenth century, when Craigellachie’s road and bridge connections were strengthening. Later enlargement of doors and windows brought retail activity into part of the domestic row.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises representative early village fabric and a legible transition from housing to mixed residential and commercial use.
What to notice
- The repeated two-storey roofline.
- A bracketed cornice above Allandale’s doorway.
- Different ground-floor openings where shop use altered the terrace.
Reading the surroundings
These are private premises. View from the public street, keep entrances clear and do not photograph through windows or enter without an invitation.
Timeline
- Early 19th century A modest harled terrace formed part of the growing village.
- Later 19th or 20th century Larger openings adapted part of Allandale for trading.
- 1972 National listing recognised the surviving streetscape value.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The separate construction phases, dates of commercial alteration and current uses have not been established.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: 1 and Allandale, Victoria Street, LB2356 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB2356 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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