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Basic Site Details
Name
Falkirk Courthouse
Town, District or Village
Falkirk
Parish
City or County
Stirlingshire
Status
B listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
NMRS plans include police office and cells, since demolished.
The new courthouses at Falkirk were opened last week for public business. The style of architecture is Scotch Baronial, and the design is by Mr Ford, a local architect. The cost of the building has been about £8,000. [Building News 30 October 1868 p742]
The name of the architect seems in error
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Courthouse
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
Falkirk Courthouse West Bridge Street
Yes
Hope Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1864
1866
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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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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Brown & Wardrop
A
1866
James Maitland Wardrop
A
1866
Thomas Brown II
A
1866
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Scottish Civic Trust
1983
Historic Buildings at Work: a guide to the historic buildings of Scotland used by Central Government
Scottish Civic Trust/Property Services Agency, Department of the Environment
p8
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1866/01/20
XXIV
Building News
1868/10/30
p742
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Copies of plans.
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
31200
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