Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

HIGH STREET, TOLBOOTH/TOWN HOUSELB40540

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
A
Date Added
03/08/1971
Local Authority
Dumfries And Galloway
Planning Authority
Dumfries And Galloway
Burgh
Sanquhar
NGR
NS 78090 9913
Coordinates
278090, 609913

Description

William Adam. Building begun 1735 (dated 1735 inscribed

circa 1910). Tolbooth/Town House. Baroque.

2-storeys, 5 bays, inner 3 bays of (principal) E elevation

slightly advanced with pediment surmounted by octagonal

belfry on massive square base, leaded bell-cast roof over,

with weathervane finial. Openings in lugged and

key-stoned architraves; rusticated quoins; E elevation

built of ashlar, remainder rubble-built - all painted.

Double central forestair to E with steps renewed in red

ashlar and cast-iron balustrade 1857; pend (barrel

vaulted) below platt, 1st floor door above, outer doors at

ground; oculus in pediment with uncarved blocks, clock

above in 1st stage of belfry. Small-paned windows,

2-bay flanks, window inserted at S. Eaves course;

cornice; 2 massive ridge stacks; steep-pitched piended

slate roof.

INTERIOR: octagonal 1st floor vestibule with shell-hooded

niches; originial iron-studded cell door and lock.

Statement of Special Interest

Former SM,excluded1994.1751 armorial panel inserted above

forestair. Original scheme might have proposed a steeple.

Decision to rebuild Tolbooth taken by Burgh Council 14.6.1731

but Burgh minutes give little further information. Stones

re-used from Sanquhar Castle.

References

Bibliography

Wilson & MacMillan, ANNALS OF SANQUHAR, 1931, pp. 166-7.

Brown, HISTORY OF SANQUHAR, 1891. pp. 244-9.

S.R.O. NRA(S) 1275 (document identifies Adam - transcript in

NMRS).

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

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