Basic Site Details
| Name: | Falkirk municipal buildings and town hall |
| Town, district or village: | Falkirk |
| City or county: | Stirlingshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £850,000 Cost recorded as £1m in 1975. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Municipal building | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| West Bridge Street | ||
| Westbank | on North side of the Camelon Road nr the town centre | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 9 December 1960 | Proposed | £500,000 plans for municipal buildings in three main blocks - town council offices in main block, council chamber and committee rooms in municipal suite and a public hall block with 1,200 seat capacity large hall, a small hall and other ancillary accommodation per Builder p1098 | |
| 18 August 1961 | Scheme accepted | £600,000 plans for new municipal buildings in Westbank with parking facilities for 300 cars at rear approved by TC per Builder p322 | |
| 1962 | 1965 | 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 | |
| Baron Bercott | A | 1962 | 1965 | ||
| Baron Bercott & Associates | A | 1962 | 1965 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Falkirk Town Council | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p471 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p554 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 9 December 1960 | 'Municipal Buildings for Falkirk' p1098 | ||
| Builder | 18 August 1961 | p322 | ||