Town Hall and Library, South Street, St Andrews

The first municipal building in the town was a medieval tolbooth in the centre of Market Street which dated back to the 12th century. The building was arcaded on the ground floor, so markets could be held, with an assembly room on the first floor; an extra storey was added in 1817, but, after the building became an impediment to traffic, it was demolished in 1862. Construction work on the new building started in 1858. It was designed by James Anderson Hamilton in the Scottish baronial style, built in rubble masonry by John M'Intosh and was completed in 1862. and, internally, the principal rooms were the council chamber and the assembly hall. A mosaic, created by three Polish servicemen, was…