AMemorials · listed 1972Alva-Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva ChurchyardPhoto: Valerie Forsyth · CC BY-SA 4.0
Strude Mill, 6-Storey Warehouse Block · Photo: Strudemiller · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
History of Alva · Historic Environment Scotland
9 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category
Historic Environment Scotland counts them inside Alva’s locality, 19 for every 10,000 residents. Category C covers 5 of Alva’s listed buildings.
Listed buildings
9
19 per 10,000 residents
Category A
1
national importance
Category B
3
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
0
nationally important sites
In pictures
Landmarks of Alva
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Alva in old photos
1 old photo or postcard, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Alva’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category ACategory B
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
9 listed buildings by grade
1 Category A3 Category B5 Category C
Historic Environment Scotland lists buildings in three categories: Category A for buildings of national or international importance (about 7.5% of listed buildings), Category B for buildings of regional importance (about 50%), and Category C for buildings of local importance (about 43%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s designations whose point lies inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Category A
The Category A listed building in Alva
Buildings of national or international importance, about 7.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
Category B
The 3 Category B listed buildings in Alva
Buildings of regional importance. 1 is photographed.
BInns & shops · listed 1960Strude Mill, 6-Storey Warehouse BlockPhoto: Strudemiller · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1986Brook Street Former Handloom Weaving Factory on Corner with Henry Street
House · listed 199148 Stirling Street, Johnstone Arms Hotel
Category C
5 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 5 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Born here
7 notable people born in Alva before 1900
Their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Robert Erskine
William Morrison
Jock Drummond
Charles Leckie
John Christie
Billy Hunter
Marr Paterson
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Billy Hunter1885–1937 · Scottish footballer (1885-1937)
RE
Robert Erskine1677–1718 · Scottish physician to Tsar Peter I
WM
William Morrison1850–1910 · New Zealand cricketer (1850-1910)
JD
Jock Drummond1870–1935 · Scottish footballer (1870-1935)
JC
John Christie1883–1953 · Irish/South African politician (1883–1953)
MP
Marr Paterson1887– · Scottish footballer
CL
Charles Leckie1875–1939 · Scottish footballer (1875-1939)
Everyone born in Alva → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Alva
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alva | 4,820 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Tullibody | 8,515 | 4 | 1 | — |
| Sauchie | 6,357 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Menstrie | 2,834 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Tillicoultry | 4,482 | 13 | 0 | — |
| Alloa | 14,689 | 81 | 6 | — |
| Clackmannan | 3,282 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Fallin | 2,769 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Alva in brief
Alva has 9 listed buildings, 1 of them in the top category, including Strude Mill, 6-Storey Warehouse Block. Of the 7 people born here before 1900, the best known include Billy Hunter (1885), Robert Erskine (1677) and William Morrison (1850). Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has one Category A building, about typical for a town its size (the middle one has 0); and the list grew between 1960 and 2010.
Questions about Alva’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Alva?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 9 buildings inside Alva’s locality: 1 Category A, 3 Category B and 5 Category C.
What are the Category A listed buildings in Alva?
One: Alva-Johnstone Mausoleum, Alva Churchyard.
Are there old photos of Alva?
Yes: 1 public-domain photo or postcard, all on this page.
Who was born in Alva?
Among people born before 1900: Billy Hunter (1885), Robert Erskine (1677), William Morrison (1850), Jock Drummond (1870) and John Christie (1883).
Alva has no History Grade.
Listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, conservation areas and World Heritage Sites: Historic Environment Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. Check an entry on Historic Environment Scotland’s portal before relying on it.
Sources: Historic Environment Scotland designations (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, gardens and designed landscapes, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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