Dymock's Buildings

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Dymock's Buildings
Rear view

The Dymock's Buildings are a contiguous group of buildings in the Scottish town of Bo'ness in the Council Area Falkirk . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category C. The upgrade to the highest category A took place in 1998.

history

William Thomson probably built the core of today's group of buildings around 1650. An annex was added towards the end of the 17th century, creating a T-shaped floor plan. In 1714 the merchant Robert Gregorie and his wife Janet Osborne bought the building and had it expanded and redesigned. The result was a complex arrangement with servants' quarters and an inner courtyard, which served both as a residential and commercial building. The year 1717 is indicated on a keystone in connection with the monograms RG and IO . Several buildings from this period are no longer preserved today and were reconstructed as part of an extensive archaeological investigation. One of these buildings was probably a kiln . Gregorie also had the interior redesigned extensively.

Based on the fact that the interior design remained almost unchanged until the 1950s, it seems plausible that the following owners, who are not known by name, had more modest financial resources. The archaeological research was carried out as part of the restoration of the Dymock's Buildings in 2003 and 2004. A total of eight residential units were set up in the buildings.

description

The Dymock's Buildings occupy a prominent position at the confluence of several streets in the north of Bo'ness. The Hippodrome cinema, which is also a listed building, is diagonally opposite . The facades of the two-story buildings are plastered with Harl . The attic is developed and equipped with hipped roof dormers. The gables are partially built as a stepped gable . A high wall surrounds the inner courtyard, which is accessible through an archway on the north side. The interior is largely the same as it was in the 18th century. The cast iron fireplace is remarkable .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Entry on Dymock's Buildings  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 56 ° 1 ′ 4.6 ″  N , 3 ° 36 ′ 31 ″  W.