Tolbooth from Dysart
The Tolbooth of Dysart is the former Tolbooth of the former Burghs Dysart , which is now part of the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy in the Council Area Fife . In 1971, the building was included as an individual monument in the Scottish list of monuments in the highest monument category A. A former additional classification as a Scheduled Monument was lifted in 2001.
history
In 1549 Dysart was made a Burgh of Barony . The associated Tolbooth was built in 1576. In 1592 the tower received a tower clock. The town hall was added in 1617. The front staircase is also from this year. The town hall also housed the weighing house, a guard house and the prison. In 1656 an explosion devastated the upper floor of the town hall. It was only rebuilt in 1707. The upper floor of the tower was rebuilt in 1744. The cost of this was £ 499. The clocks that have survived to this day were installed in 1876. In 1885 Douglas & Sellars revised the town hall.
description
Dysart's Tolbooth stands at the junction of High Street and Victoria Street in Dysart's historic center. The four-story tower with an elongated floor plan that rises from the edge is striking. Its facade is plastered with Harl . The decorative ribbons and corner stones are set off . An external staircase running along the facade leads to a portal on the first floor. Broken segment arch gables crown the tower clocks on all sides. Above this, the tower is continued in an octagonal shape with arched openings . A curved hood with a final weather vane sits on top .
The main facade of the town hall adjoining the southwest is three axes wide. On the ground floor, the six-part lattice windows on the outer axes are coupled to form twins with stone window posts . The facade closes with a cornice and raised parapet. This partially covers the hipped roof behind .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Tolbooth by Dysart in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Dysart's Tolbooth in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 56 ° 7 ′ 33.8 " N , 3 ° 7 ′ 15.2" W.