Basic Site Details
| Name: | Biggar Corn Exchange |
| Town, district or village: | Biggar |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | New Com Exchange, Biggar, N.B.—On Friday last was laid the comer stone of a New Corn Exchange in this northern market town. The building costs £2,000, is after a design by Mr. David M'Gibbon, architect, and the contractor is Mr Alexander White, builder, both of Edinburgh. [Building News 31 August 1860 p674] |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Corn exchange | Yes | |
| Hall | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Biggar Corn Exchange, High Street | Yes | |
| Biggar Corn Exchange, John Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1860 | 1861 | Build/construction | |
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 | |
| David MacGibbon | 1860 | 1861 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob, Gifford, John & Walker, Frank Arneil | 2016 | The Buildings of Scotland: Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p.132 | |
| Hunter, William | 1867 | Biggar and the House of Fleming | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 31 August 1860 | p674 - foundation stone | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 22240 | Biggar Corn Exchange, High Street |