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Town Hall, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.836 / 54°50'9"N

Longitude: -4.0499 / 4°2'59"W

OS Eastings: 268436

OS Northings: 550945

OS Grid: NX684509

Mapcode National: GBR 0D4J.Z6

Mapcode Global: WH4WB.RQN0

Plus Code: 9C6QRXP2+92

Entry Name: Town Hall, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright

Listing Name: St Mary`s Street, Town Hall

Listing Date: 28 May 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381420

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36604

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkcudbright, St Mary Street, Town Hall

ID on this website: 200381420

Location: Kirkcudbright

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Town: Kirkcudbright

Electoral Ward: Dee and Glenkens

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government

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Description

Kinnear and Peddie, builder Walter Wallace, 1878. 2-storey Town Hall. 3-bay elevation to St Mary's Street, 7-bay to Church Place. Polished red sandstone with rock-faced, rusticated piers flanking doorpiece and at angles. Wide door with panelled pilasters and pairs of consoles supporting balcony to 1st floor Venetian window. Paired pilasters divide 1st floor bays, both outer windows have semi-circular heads, 2 similar return bays. Deep frieze inscribed "Library, Town Hall, Museum, Reading Room". Deep modillion cornice. Raised roof light. 5 further bays to Church Place in squared granite with red sandstone dressings. 5 windows and door to ground. 5 semi-circular headed windows with apron panels to 1st; simple cornice. Walllhead stacks. Piended slate roof.

Statement of Interest

Cost $3,500 to build.

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