A modest U-plan Victorian school remains in education, with gabled classroom blocks framing a regular central range.
Quick facts
- Date
- Built in the later nineteenth century on the site of an earlier school; associated with St Margaret’s Roman Catholic School from 1963
- Architect / designer
- Designer not identified in the designation record
- Type
- Single-storey U-plan sandstone school with gabled classroom blocks
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB46167)
- OS grid reference
- NO 71457 58402
Architecture and continuing use
Sandstone ashlar walls, mullioned windows and projecting gables create a clear school composition. Quatrefoil panels and lancets give the end blocks a restrained Gothic character.
Its story
The later nineteenth-century building replaced an earlier Townhead School. It came under St Margaret’s Roman Catholic School in 1963 and remains an active council primary school.
Why it is included
It represents everyday educational architecture and continuing use rather than only the town’s grander civic monuments.
What to notice
- The U-shaped plan around the school grounds.
- Quatrefoil panels in the gables.
- Rows of bipartite classroom windows.
Reading the surroundings
This is an active school and nursery with safeguarding requirements. Do not enter without an appointment; view only from public space and avoid photographing children.
Timeline
- Built in the later nineteenth century on the site of an earlier school The later nineteenth-century building replaced an earlier Townhead School. It came under St Margaret’s Roman Catholic School in 1963 and remains an active council primary school.
- Present Active Roman Catholic primary school and nursery.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The designation does not name the architect or provide a precise construction year; this record preserves that uncertainty.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: St Margaret’s Primary School, Montrose, LB46167 — Designation category, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural interest.
- Angus Council: St Margaret’s Primary School — Current school and nursery use, address, contact, leadership and operating authority.
Location
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