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Closed activities

  • Designating Denny Town House, Denny

    We are proposing to list Denny Town House, 23 Glasgow Road, Denny, which was built by Stirlingshire-based architect Robert Wilson and opened in 1932. For much of the 20 th century it served as a meeting place for the Burgh council and originally housed a court, council chambers, burgh offices and public library. It ceased to be the seat of local government in 1975, when Falkirk...

    Closed 29 August 2024

  • Designating St Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church, Port Glasgow

    We are proposing to designate St Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church as a listed building . The church was built in 1982-84 to replace an older church demolished to make way for a new road in Port Glasgow. It is part of a complex that includes an adjoining, asymmetrical interlinked arrangement of church hall, offices and rectory, set within landscaped grounds. ...

    Closed 24 July 2024

  • Inventory of Historic Battlefields - Revisions to Selection Guidance

    Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking views on revisions to Annex 4 of the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance (2019) . This is the guidance we use use to assess battlefields for designation on the inventory of historic battlefields, or to review existing inventory entries. Since the inventory of historic battlefields was established in 2011 it has identified 40...

    Closed 16 July 2024

  • Reviewing the Inventory record for the University of Stirling (Airthrey Castle)

    Airthrey Castle is recognised for its national importance on the inventory of gardens and designed landscapes . We propose to amend the text of the inventory record to recognise more clearly the interest of the 20th century campus landscape change the inventory name to University of Stirling (Airthrey Castle) We do not propose any changes to the inventory boundary. ...

    Closed 10 July 2024

  • Designating the Low Port Centre, Linlithgow

    We are proposing to designate the Low Port Centre, 1 Blackness Road, Linlithgow as a listed building . The Low Port Centre is a former community outdoor and education centre designed by Wheeler & Sproson and built 1986-88. It includes a mural in the entrance foyer by James Cumming RSA RSW (1922-1991) titled ‘The Community: A Festival of Time’. The mural...

    Closed 13 June 2024

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We asked

From 3 July to 24 July 2024, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list the St Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church in Port Glasgow.

The church was built in 1982-84 to replace an older church and is part of a complex that includes an adjoining church hall, offices and rectory, set within landscaped grounds.

Designed by Frank Burnet, Bell and Partners, the church is of interest for its high quality interior design, with fixtures and fittings salvaged from its predecessor building. It is a little-altered example of a church of the later modern period that retains all its original ancillary components and setting.

Through Citizen Space, we invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make.

We consulted directly with Inverclyde Council as the planning authority and the owners and occupiers of the site.

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.  

You said

We received a total of 2 responses to consultation. None of the responses raised issues that brought into question the cultural significance of the site for designation.  There were no responses to our online survey. 

We did

After considering the comments received during consultation, we have listed the building at category C:

St Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church including adjoining hall and rectory, and boundary wall, Bardrainney Avenue, Port Glasgow (LB52608)

We asked

From 18 May 2024 to 13 June 2024, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list the Low Port Centre, 1 Blackness Road, Linlithgow.

The Low Port Centre is a former community outdoor and education centre designed by Wheeler & Sproson and built 1986-88. It includes a mural in the entrance foyer by James Cumming RSA RSW (1922-1991) titled ‘The Community: A Festival of Time’. The mural painted in 1988, depicts a theme of timeless community with a scene of 39 figures and characters symbolising various aspects of community life within a colourful town setting.

The mural is a rare and important public work of artist James Cumming, one of the most significant Scottish painters of the later 20th century and a figure of major influence as both an artist and a lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art. Award-winning architectural practice Wheeler & Sproson had a particular interest in the integration of art and architecture and commissioned this work for the purpose-built outdoor education centre. The building is a relatively rare example of this building type and is designed in modern style with influence of Scottish vernacular, a characteristic style of Wheeler & Sproson.

Through Citizen Space, we invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make. 

We consulted directly with West Lothian Council as the planning authority and the owners and occupiers of the site. 

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.

You said

We received two responses to the consultation. The response did not raise issues that brought into question the cultural significance of the site for designation. 

We have reported in more detail on the consultation in our Report on Handling, which can be downloaded from the Heritage Portal or from the bottom of this page. 

We did

After considering the comments received during consultation, we have listed the building at category B, listed building record (ref: LB52635).  

We have published a Report on Handling for this case on the Heritage Portal. This can also be downloaded below:

We asked

From 22 May to 12 June 2024, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) sought views on a proposal to list St Kane’s Hall, in the village of New Deer, Turriff.

St Kane’s Hall is a former Free Church (now in use as a school hall/gymnasium) built between 1884 and 1885. It was designed by the well-known Aberdeen-based architects Ellis & Wilson in the Early Gothic style. This former church has special architectural and historic interest as a good example of a Gothic church in a small rural village, which is little altered to the exterior. The church is prominently situated along the Main Street.

Through Citizen Space, we invited members of the public to tell us if they agreed with the proposed designation and if they had further comments to make. 

We consulted directly with Aberdeenshire Council as the planning authority, who are also owners of the site. 

Our selection guidance for designation and the policies we work to are published in the Designations Policy and Selection Guidance document.

You said

We received one response to the consultation. The response did not raise issues that brought into question the cultural significance of the site for designation. 

We have reported in more detail on the consultation in our Report on Handling, which can be downloaded from the Heritage Portal or from the bottom of this page. 

We did

After considering the comments received during consultation, we have listed the building at category C, listed building record (ref: LB52638).  

We have published a Report on Handling for this case on the Heritage Portal. This can also be downloaded below: