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Basic Site Details
Name
Dumfries Municipal Chambers
Town, District or Village
Dumfries
Parish
City or County
Dumfriesshire
Status
C Listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Municipal building
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
Dumfries Municipal Chambers Buccleuch Street
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
1930c
Date of Leslie Grahame Thomson (competition?) drawings anad Waddell & Young competition drawings
Construction
1931
1932
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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
John Jeffrey Waddell
B
1930c
Competition drawings (not successful)
Leslie Grahame Thomson (or Leslie Grahame-Thomson; later Leslie Grahame MacDougall)
1930c
Competition drawings (not successful)
Thomas Peach Weir Young
B
1930c
Competition drawings (not successful)
Waddell & Young
B
1930c
Competition drawings (not successful)
James Carruthers
1931
1932
Won competition and secured job
Thomas Irvine Livingstone Morton
Architect
1931
Competition design - not successful
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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
Gifford, John
1996
Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland)
p270
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Architect and Building News
1931
Jan-Jun
p376
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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
Leslie Grahame Thomson MacDougall Collection
LGM 1930/21/1
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Waddell Collection
3 competition drawings (Waddell & Young)
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
26099
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