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Buildings

Basic Site Details

Lockerbie Town Hall and library
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
Scotland
Estimated original cost: £4,000.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

Class classic

ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Town hallNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

Str Add classic

AddressCurrent AddressNotes
High StreetYes
Bridge Street

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1873Planned by Bryce
Construction1884aExecuted
1888/04/25Plans approved by Town Hall works committee
Foundation stone1889/01/22
1900cWorking plans by F J C Carruthers hung in RSA - probably considerably revised
Scheme accepted1901Committee selected a site adjoining the Town Hall and incorporating the Market Hall, subject to agreement [Library World]
Plans prepared, construction not yet begun1901/12/27Amended plans for the library approved by the Town Council - cost reduced to £1640

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
David Bryce1873Designs; executed posthumously, with revisions
Francis (Frank) James Chambers Carruthers1900CTower buildings containing Free Library added on adjacent site

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair1976David Bryce 1803-1876Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh
Groome, Francis HOrdnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85)Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works
RSA1890442 - working plans for tower

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Scotsman1888/04/26*p7
Building News190112/27p871
Library World1901p184

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersFrank James Chambers Carruthers: F v17 p85 no1139 (microfilm reel 12)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register37579