Stranraer Museum
The Stranraer Museum is a museum in the Scottish town of Stranraer in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
After the decision to demolish the old Tolbooth from Stranraer, a new municipal administration building became necessary. For this reason, the new town hall was completed in 1777. In 1855 a building was added to the rear, in which the court and a grain market were housed. As early as 1873 it became obsolete with the establishment of a new building that united administration and jurisdiction under one roof. After the former town hall was initially used for military purposes, it housed the city's first fire brigade from 1879.
Today the Stranraer Museum is housed in this building. It illustrates the history of the surrounding former county of Wigtownshire . Among other things, the oldest surviving plow in Scotland is exhibited there. Admission is free.
description
The two-story building is located at the junction of Church Street and George Street in the center of Stranraer. The north-facing front along George Street is three axes wide. The round-arched , two-winged entrance portal on the central risalit is designed with a transom window and a concluding triangular gable . A plate is embedded above it. It shows a ship and bears the inscription "Tutissima Statio". The risalit ends in a tower with a square floor plan. In these are tower clocks and a commemorative plaque with the inscription “This clock was presented to the burgh by the late William Black Esq town clerk. Erected 1936. “. Above the clocks, the tower is continued in an octagonal fashion and closes with a pointed helmet with a weather vane .
Large modern windows flank the old, central entrance area. On the right is the museum entrance, which is designed with a simple combat window. On the east facade along Church Street, both windows on the first floor were closed with masonry. Two windows are installed on the upper floor. The building closes with a slate hipped roof .
The extension from the 1850s was designed with arched arcades , which, however, have since been closed with masonry. An unadorned door is let into the third arch. Pilasters separate the arched windows on the upper floor. The facade closes with a triangular gable with a coat of arms in the tympanum .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Information from the Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Entry to Stranraer Museum in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 54 '16 " N , 5 ° 1' 41.8" W.