Basic Site Details
| Name: | Falkirk Courthouse |
| Town, district or village: | Falkirk |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | NMRS plans include police office and cells, since demolished. The new courthouses at Falkirk were opened last week for public business. The style of architecture is Scotch Baronial, and the design is by Mr Ford, a local architect. The cost of the building has been about £8,000. [Building News 30 October 1868 p742] The name of the architect seems in error |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Courthouse | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Hope Street | Yes | |
| Falkirk Courthouse, West Bridge Street | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1864 | 1866 | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Brown & Wardrop | Architectural practice | A | 1866 | ||
| James Maitland Wardrop | Architect | A | 1866 | ||
| Thomas Brown II | Architect | A | 1866 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Scottish Civic Trust | 1983 | Historic Buildings at Work: a guide to the historic buildings of Scotland used by Central Government | Scottish Civic Trust/Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment | p8 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 20 January 1866 | XXIV | ||
| Building News | 30 October 1868 | p742 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 31200 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | Copies of plans. | |