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Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh
Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Ian S — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Municipal Buildings are based on the north side of Princes Street East in Helensburgh, Scotland. The structure, which served as the meeting place of Helensburgh Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Following significant population growth, largely associated with the pioneering work of Henry Bell to develop local tourism and shipbuilding initiatives, the area became a police burgh in 1846. The new burgh commissioners acquired an old theatre on the corner of Princes Street East and Sinclair Street for use as a burgh office in 1850. With further growth driven by the arrival of the Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway in 1858, the burgh commissioners decided to demolish the old theatre and to erect a purpose-built structure on the site. It was designed by John Honeyman in the Scottish baronial style, built in ashlar stone at a cost of £4,454 and was officially opened on 13 July…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0041, -4.7330
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- G84 8TQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Established
- 1879
- Official site
- www.submarinecentre.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q17777481 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Municipal Buildings, Helensburgh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh?
- Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode G84 8TQ).
- When was Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh built?
- Built or established in 1879.
- How do I get to Council Offices, 1 Princes Street East, Helensburgh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G84 8TQ. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.