BPublic · listed 1993Stirling Street, Sir John Wilson Town Hall Including GatepiersPhoto: Jim Smillie · CC BY-SA 2.0
2-10 (Even Nos) Hallcraig Street, Airdrie Market Building · Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
History of Airdrie · Historic Environment Scotland
53 listed buildings, 24 of them in the second category
On the Historic Environment Scotland list, all of them stand inside Airdrie’s locality, 15 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. We have photos of 7 of its listed buildings.
Listed buildings
53
15 per 10,000 residents
Category A
0
national importance
Category B
24
regional importance
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
In pictures
Airdrie in 7 photos
Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Stirling Street, Sir John Wilson Town Hall Including GatepiersCategory B listed
Coatdyke, Centenary Avenue, Railway ViaductCategory B listed
Wellwynd, Former West Parish ChurchCategory B listed
Wellwynd, Airdrie Public LibraryCategory C listed
16 and 18 North Bridge Street, Airdrie Children's BoardCategory B listed+2See all photosPhotos 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.
The map
Where Airdrie’s history is
Every Category A and B building, monument and historic park.
Category BScheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
53 listed buildings by grade
0 Category A24 Category B29 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 B
The 24 Category B listed buildings in Airdrie
Buildings of regional importance. 5 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
BWalls & gates · listed 2003Coatdyke, Centenary Avenue, Railway ViaductPhoto: G Laird · CC BY-SA 2.0
BChurch · listed 1971Wellwynd, Former West Parish ChurchPhoto: Jim Smillie · CC BY-SA 2.0
BHouse · listed 199316 and 18 North Bridge Street, Airdrie Children's BoardPhoto: Texas Radio and The Big Beat · CC BY-SA 2.0
BPublic · listed 1988Johnston Street, Flowerhill Parish Church, Church of Scotland, Including Church Hall and MansePhoto: Texas Radio and The Big Beat · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1993Anderson Street, Airdrie Arts Centre
House · listed 1971Arran Drive, Commonhead, Street, Arranview Including Gatepiers
Inns & shops · listed 1994Bank Street, Former Royal Bank of Scotland
Inns & shops · listed 1971Bank Street, The Townhouse
Church · listed 1979Bell Street, Methodist Church
Walls & gates · listed 1979Hallcraig Street, St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church Including Presbytery and Boundary Wall
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Walls & gates · listed 2002North Biggar Road, Stanley Old College Gate Fragment
Public · listed 1977Towers Road, Wester Moffat Hospital, Wester Moffat House
House · listed 200210 Stirling Street
House · listed 199311-13 (Odd Nos) Stirling Street
House · listed 200216-20 (Even Nos) and 24-28 (Even Nos) Anderson Street
House · listed 19932-10 (Even Nos) Bank Street, New Cross Corner
House · listed 199324 Victoria Place, The Red House Including Boundary Wall and Gatepiers
House · listed 19935 Graham Street Including Flanking Walls
House · listed 19715-11 (Odd Nos), 4 and 6 Dornoch Way, Former Cairnhill Stables
House · listed 200254 Victoria Place, The Anchorage Including Boundary Wall and Gatepiers
House · listed 199356 Stirling Street, Airdrie Savings Bank Including Gatepiers and Gates
What’s protected
Most of Airdrie’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas33
Walls, gates & bridges7
Churches, chapels & priories6
Public & civic buildings4
Inns, shops & warehouses2
Memorials, crosses & tombs1
33 entries (62%) are houses, terraces and villas. 6 are churches, chapels and priories.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Category C
29 Category C listed buildings
This category covers buildings of local importance. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 29 Category C listed buildings, A to Z
Airdrie Road, Clarkston Parish Church, Church of ScotlandBroomknoll Street, Broomknoll Parish Church, Church of ScotlandBroomknoll Street, Ebenezer Congregational ChapelBroomknoll Street, Monklands District Council Housing DepartmentEast High Street, Fruitfield HouseGraham Street, Airdrie Baptist Church Including Boundary Wall and GatepiersGrahamshill Street, AnnfieldMotherwell Street, Rawyards HouseMulvey Crescent, Airdrie War MemorialNorth Biggar Road, 2 and 3 Stanley Park Including Boundary Wall and GatepiersSpringwells Avenue, St Paul's Episcopal Church Including Church Hall and Boundary WallWellwynd, Airdrie Public LibraryWellwynd, Wellwynd Church, Church of Scotland1 Kippen Street, Rochsolloch Primary School Including Boundary Wall and Railings12-20 (Even Nos) Bank Street14 Anderson Street18 and 20 Broomknoll Street2 East High Street2-10 (Even Nos) Hallcraig Street, Airdrie Market Building23 and 25 Wellwynd26 (Upper and Lower Flat) Victoria Place, Dalmagarry and Cairnbaan Including Boundary Wall and Gatepiers31 Victoria Place, Flowerhill Manse Including Boundary Wall and Gatepiers35 Quarry Road Including Boundary Wall40 South Bridge Street6, 8 and 8A East High Street7 Graham Street8-16 (Even Nos) Broomknoll Street80-82 (Even Nos), 86 South Bridge Street and 4 Anderson Street93, 95 High Street, Charlie's Bar
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 7.8% of Airdrie
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Victoria and Town Centre 197056 ha
Drumgelloch 197027 ha
83 hain conservation areas, of 1,065 ha inside the locality.
The first, Victoria and Town Centre and Drumgelloch, were designated in 1970; the newest, Drumgelloch, in 1970. 40 of the 53 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic Environment Scotland’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the locality.
How the list grew
23 of Airdrie’s 53 listed buildings were added in 2002
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
2002 · 231993 · 141979 · 5
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 4 entries were listed in 1971. 23 came in 2002. Only 0 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from Historic Environment Scotland.
Monkland Canal, Coatbank Street to Paddock Street, CoatbridgeIndustrial: inland water
Born here
23 notable people born in Airdrie before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
Robert McNair Ferguson
James Sime
Bob McFarlane
James Allan
Peter Stewart
Hugh de Largie
James Connor
William Robinson
Robert Scott
Matthew Scott
John Proudfoot
Michael Good
Sandy MacFarlane
Billy Clark
Andy Gardner
Bob Perry
James Scott
John O'Neill
Dick Hendrie
James White
1800182518501875190019251950
WR
William Robinson1870–1940 · British swimmer (1870–1940); Olympic silver medallist
BM
Bob McFarlane1850–1898 · Scottish footballer
JS
James Sime1843–1895 · Scottish journalist and writer
Robert McNair Ferguson1829–1912 · Born: 8 July 1829 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Died: 31 Decembe…
Hugh de Largie1859–1947 · Australian politician (1859-1947)
JC
James Connor1861–1899 · British association football player (1861-1899)
MS
Matthew Scott1872–1941 · British association football player (1872-1941)
SM
Sandy MacFarlane1878–1945 · Scottish footballer (1878-1945)
Everyone born in Airdrie → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Airdrie
| Town | People | Listed | Category A | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | 35,847 | 53 | 0 | — |
| Plains | 3,122 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chapelhall | 7,061 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Coatbridge | 42,256 | 39 | 0 | — |
| Holytown | 5,121 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Glenboig | 3,035 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Newarthill | 6,956 | 0 | 0 | — |
| New Stevenston | 6,298 | 2 | 0 | — |
In brief
Airdrie in brief
The official list counts 53 listed buildings in Airdrie, including Stirling Street, Sir John Wilson Town Hall Including Gatepiers. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas, the first designated in 1970. Most entries on the list, 62%, are houses, terraces and villas. William Robinson (1870), Bob McFarlane (1850) and James Sime (1843) are among the 23 people born here before 1900. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has no Category A building, where the middle town its size has 3; and it also has a scheduled monument.
Questions about Airdrie’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Airdrie?
Historic Environment Scotland lists 53 buildings inside Airdrie’s locality: 0 Category A, 24 Category B and 29 Category C.
Are there scheduled monuments in Airdrie?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Monkland Canal, Coatbank Street to Paddock Street, Coatbridge.
How many conservation areas are there in Airdrie?
2, covering about 83 hectares of the town. The largest are Victoria and Town Centre and Drumgelloch.
When were Airdrie’s buildings listed?
The first in 1971; the most, 23, in 2002.
Who was born in Airdrie?
Among people born before 1900: William Robinson (1870), Bob McFarlane (1850), James Sime (1843), Robert McNair Ferguson (1829) and Hugh de Largie (1859).
Airdrie 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 · Historic Environment Scotland conservation areas (compiled from councils; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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