Basic Site Details
| Name: | Town Hall and Steeple |
| Town, district or village: | Dumfries |
| City or county: | Dumfriesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Town hall | ||
| Steeple | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1704 | Plans drawn up | Modall to be made. | |
| 1705 | 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 | |
| John Moffat | B | 1704 | Based on the design of the steeple of the College at Glasgow. Built by Tobias Bachop. | ||
| Tobias Bachop, Bauchop or Baak | A | 1705 | John Moffat of Liverpool had supplied 'a modall' but declined to execute it. The committee therefore 'resolved to send for one Tobias Bachup, a master builder now at Abercorn...who is said to be of good skill'. He is referred to as 'our architect' and as 'architect and builder of the steeple and council house'. He also claimed to have spent six week making drawings and moulds for the building. Hiowever the building was actually executed to John Moffat's designs which were based on the steeple of the College of Glasgow. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| McDowall, W | 1867 | History of Dumfries | p532-42 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Court of Session records | CS 228/B/1/42 | |