Gardens · Central Scotland
Kirkintilloch Town Hall
Kirkintilloch Town Hall — a garden in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Richard Sutcliffe — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Kirkintilloch Town Hall is a garden of interest in scotland-central, 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
Kirkintilloch Town Hall is a municipal building in Union Street in Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is a category B listed building.
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Background
History
The current building was commissioned to replace the old tolbooth in West High Street which had been completed in 1815. After rapid industrial expansion and population growth in the local area, as well as a deterioration in the condition of the tolbooth, The new building was designed by Walker and Ramsay of Glasgow in the classical style. it cost £11,000 to build and opened in July 1906. The design involved a symmetrical frontage with five bays along Union Street; the central section of three bays featured an unusual bowed triple-doorway on the ground floor with a frieze and cornice above; there were six tall narrow windows on the first floor. The building was renovated in 1931 and extended…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.9401, -4.1584
- District
- East Dunbartonshire
- Postcode
- G66 1HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Dunbartonshire
- Established
- 1906
Sources
- wikidata: Q6415702 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kirkintilloch Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkintilloch Town Hall?
- Kirkintilloch Town Hall is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G66 1HN).
- When was Kirkintilloch Town Hall built?
- Built or established in 1906.
- Who owns Kirkintilloch Town Hall?
- Kirkintilloch Town Hall is owned by | designation1 =Category B Listed Building.
- How do I get to Kirkintilloch Town Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G66 1HN. It sits within the Mid Dunbartonshire parliamentary constituency.