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Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh

A Category A Listed Building in Musselburgh, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9432 / 55°56'35"N

Longitude: -3.0488 / 3°2'55"W

OS Eastings: 334591

OS Northings: 672734

OS Grid: NT345727

Mapcode National: GBR 2F.YK12

Mapcode Global: WH7TT.4WG8

Plus Code: 9C7RWXV2+7F

Entry Name: Tolbooth, High Street, Musselburgh

Listing Name: High Street Tolbooth

Listing Date: 22 January 1971

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 383535

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB38309

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Musselburgh, High Street, Tolbooth

ID on this website: 200383535

Location: Musselburgh

County: East Lothian

Town: Musselburgh

Electoral Ward: Musselburgh

Traditional County: Midlothian

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Description

1590, Steeple bears date 1496, and parts may survive from

earlier Tolbooth. Renovated 1840. 3 storeys with steeple at

SW corner, irregular fenestration. Quarter turn forestair

on E gable leads to later, flat-roofed, square enclosed

porch giving access to 1st floor. Corbelled parapet above

1st floor with bartizan at SE corner and machicolation

above forestair shared with Town House. Square tower

slightly advanced with 3 floors below corbelled parapet,

and quoins. Arched doorway at ground floor, 1st floor

window has heavy hoodmould extending over width of tower.

Tower rubble above parapet broached to octagonal above

clock dials and E & W faces dated 1883 a and 1496, below wide modillioned cornice, diagonally set tiered octagonal slated

spire with ogee top and weather cock. S elevation of main

part of building has on ground floor, a small door,

wide square-headed pend and 4 small windows, 3 small windows

1st floor, 5 smaller windows with raised margins above

parapet. 3 chimney stacks, 1 projecting from E gabled and

flanked by small windows. Ashlar, rubble above parapet,

slate roof. Interior: all 3 floors barrel-vaulted, including

prison cells and old Council Chamber on 1st floor.

Statement of Interest

Built from materials from the Loretto Chapel

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