Basic Site Details

Name: Alloa Town Hall and library, Marshill
Town, district or village: Alloa
City or county: Clackmannanshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: C listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost: £18,008.

Contractors: General G & R Cousin, built of Polmaise stone; heating ventilation W W Phipson, D O Boyd; faience Burmantofts; mosaic floors W H Burke & Co.; stained glass R B Edmundson; decoration Reid & Downie; furnishing J Taylor & Sons, Whytock & Reid (both Edinburgh); ceiling lights, Edmiston of Manchester; gas fittings Hart Son, Peard & Co.; organ Foster & Andrews.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Library(?)  
Item 2 of 2Town hall  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 118861889  

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2Alfred Waterhouse A18861889 
Item 2 of 2Paul Waterhouse A18861889As assistant to his father Alfred Waterhouse, prior to partnership

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Parton, J Thompson 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Cunningham, Colin and Waterhouse, Prudence Alfred Waterhouse 1830-1905: biography of a practice  Catalogue no 530, p261

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register20976Town Hall, Marshill