Port House
Port House is a Category A listed building in the centre of Jedburgh, Scotland. It was built in 1900 for the Jedburgh Co-operative Store Company to replace the nearby Corn Exchange, which had burned down in 1898. The three-storey Neo‑Renaissance building has a cream sandstone facade, a metal frame with curtain walls, and large windows on the ground floor. The ground floor housed shops, while the upper floors contained workspaces illuminated by big windows. The façade is divided into three bays by four columns, with inscriptions reading: “ESTABLISHED ANNO 1866,” “STRENU ET PROSPERE,” and “ERECTED ANNO 1900.” The rear may have included a mill powered by a nearby stream.
The building was designed by James Pearson Alison, who also designed Jedburgh Town Hall. It was designated a Category A listed building on 23 March 1993.
Over the years, Port House has hosted various residential and commercial uses, including a bakery. In 2010 it was purchased by Jedburgh Community Trust for £150,000, with funding from Borders Council, Historic Environment Scotland, and private sources.
In 2011 the building was placed on Scotland’s Register of Dangerous Listed Buildings, but this status was downgraded to good and low risk in 2013. An £80,000 grant funded restoration, and in 2020 a £100,000 loan supported further work.
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