Building record MAB38364 - TOWN HOUSE, 88 HIGH STREET, ARBROATH
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Summary
Former Burgh Chambers, also known as the Town House, now disused.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (B) 21172
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6433 4090 (19m by 21m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO64SW |
| Civil Parish | Arbroath & St Vigeans |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Former Burgh Chambers, also known as the Town House, now disused. It was built in 1806-8 by David Logan (of Montrose), architect, and was extended and altered in 1844 by David Smith (of Dundee), architect. It has had various judicial functions. It included a prison until circa 1842, and the first floor was used for courts and public meetings until the 1844 alterations, when the ground floor room was fitted up as a courtroom. The court relocated to number 78 High Street (NO 6433 4087) in circa 1900, and the ground floor was used as offices. It became a court again in 1977 and was joined with the adjacent Guildry building to the north (NO 6433 4092) in 2000. It closed again in May 2014, remaining disused since then. It is shown on the OS maps from the 1st edition as a rectangular building. It is a two-storey and attic, three-bay, classical, symmetrical building with a piended slate roof. It is constructed from polished ashlar, rusticated at ground floor. There are angle corner piers at the ground floor, with paired pilasters above. There is an advanced centre bay, added in 1844, with a consoled corniced doorpiece and a tripartite first floor window with Doric column-mullions and a round-arched fanlight, flanked by paired Doric attached columns supporting a frieze with carved rosettes. This is surmounted by a parapet with a clock framed by carved swags. The first floor windows have balustraded aprons, and there is a balustraded parapet. There is a slightly recessed two-storey single-bay wing added to the north in 1844 with a pend at the ground floor. The tripartite windows to the rear elevation are probably also from 1844. Internally, the building retains a number of early- and mid-19th century decorative details.
Period Notes
Built in 1806-8 and altered and extended in 1844. It was listed on 11/10/1971.
AN/1544/28/CN (1955), AN/1544/28/CN (1955) (Ground Photograph). SAB28729.
AN/1836/19 (1959, AN/1836/19 (1959 (Ground Photograph). SAB28730.
Aug 6 1993 , C/17196,8-202, C/17196,8-202 (Ground Photograph). SAB28726.
Aug 6 1993 , C/17197,203,9/CN, C/17197,203,9/CN (Ground Photograph). SAB28727.
Aug 6 1993 , C/17204-8, C/17204-8 (Ground Photograph). SAB28728.
Author unknown, n.d., THE COURIER, 13/01/14 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4000.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- HES Listed Building Number: 21172;
- NMR Card Number: NO64SW131;
- NRHE Numlink: 115370;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO64SW0131;
External Links (2)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB21172 (Historic Environment Scotland Portal Link)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/115370 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB28726 Ground Photograph: Aug 6 1993 . C/17196,8-202. Black & White. C/17196,8-202.
- --- SAB28727 Ground Photograph: Aug 6 1993 . C/17197,203,9/CN. Colour Negative. C/17197,203,9/CN.
- --- SAB28728 Ground Photograph: Aug 6 1993 . C/17204-8. Black & White. C/17204-8.
- --- SAB28729 Ground Photograph: AN/1544/28/CN (1955). Colour Negative. AN/1544/28/CN (1955).
- --- SAB28730 Ground Photograph: AN/1836/19 (1959. Black & White. AN/1836/19 (1959.
- --- SAB4000 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. THE COURIER. 13/01/14.
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Record last edited
Aug 21 2024 4:11PM
