Courthouse (Hamilton)
The Hamilton Courthouse is a courthouse in the Scottish town of Hamilton in the Council Area of South Lanarkshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The foundation stone was laid on June 10, 1834. On the basis of historical records, it can be understood that it was initially an elongated building with symmetrically flanking smaller parts of the building. While the judiciary was on the ground floor, the Lanarkshire government met upstairs . The sheriff's office and other office space were housed in the flanking buildings. There was a prison at the back. The prison was demolished for the construction of the new seat of government, which was built in 1886 at the rear of the courthouse. In the course of this work, the interior of the older building was adapted to the new tasks.
In 1900 a police wing was added to the rear. During the 1980s, the building benefited from a budget to modernize Scottish courthouses. The interior was extensively modernized in this context.
description
The courthouse is at the intersection of Alamda Street and Beckford Street in northeast Hamilton. While the modern seat of government for South Lanarkshire borders with the Lanark County Buildings to the west, the local campus of the University of the West of Scotland is to the east . The two-story building is designed in a classical style. Portico with Ionic columns protrude from both sides of the street . They have entablature and triangular gables . Colossal Ionic pilasters divide the facade of the two-story complex vertically.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Hamilton Courthouse in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 46 '45.7 " N , 4 ° 2' 55.9" W.