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Latitude: 55.129 / 55°7'44"N
Longitude: -3.4415 / 3°26'29"W
OS Eastings: 308181
OS Northings: 582576
OS Grid: NY081825
Mapcode National: GBR 49D4.Q6
Mapcode Global: WH6XK.3BFV
Plus Code: 9C7R4HH5+J9
Entry Name: Town House, High Street, Lochmaben
Listing Name: High Street, Tolbooth Including Iron Lamps
Listing Date: 3 August 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 382655
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB37541
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Lochmaben, High Street, Town House
ID on this website: 200382655
Tolbooth completed building 1723; funds presented in 1741
to replace original cupola with a steeple. Alterations and
additions by David Bryce, 1867. All built of red ashlar,
rusticated at ground to impost level, 3-bay main elevation
looking S along High Street with square tower, central
round-arched doorway. Venetian opening above containing
statue in alcoved centre; louvred set-back octagon supports
spire; outer bays originally single storey, altered and
raised by Bryce with windows set in ground floor arches,
balustraded over 1st and lions couchant at angles.
Body of Tolbooth more than doubled in depth by Bryce,
bull-faced, gabled and slate-roofed rear (N) range set
forward from original flanks with 1st floor Venetian windows
containing leaded glass representations of Bruce and
Wallace; eagle roof finials.
Pair swagged cast-iron Adamesque lamp brackets beside door
presumably also by Bryce
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