Town Hall (Bowmore)
The Town Hall in Bowmore , the capital of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay , is the former town hall of the village. It is located on Main Street , where the A846 runs through Bowmore, not far from Kilarrow Parish Church . Over the years, the library and a police station were also housed in the building. Then the Freemasons use it as a meeting place. The Town Hall is currently no longer in use. On July 20, 1971, the building was added to the Scottish List of Monuments in Category B. During a visit in 2009, the condition of the building was rated as poor and the increasing deterioration of the substance as a result of the vacancy was pointed out.
description
The exact time of construction of the building has not been handed down, so that only the later 18th century can be given as the construction period. It is one of the early buildings of the planned city founded around 1770 and is built in the Georgian style . The two-story, free-standing building is entered via a door set in the middle of the front, which is framed by two pilasters that support a semicircle. Therefore five lattice windows are arranged symmetrically . The building ends with a slate-covered hip roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.com ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Entry on Town Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 21.2 " N , 6 ° 17 ′ 12.9" W.