Greenlaw Town Hall
| Greenlaw Town Hall | |
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Berwickshire | |
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 Greenlaw Town Hall | |
| Type: | Town hall |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NT711460 |
| Location: | 55°42’26"N, 2°27’39"W |
| Town: | Greenlaw |
| History | |
| Built 1829-31 | |
| Town hall | |
| Information | |
Greenlaw Town Hall, otherwisde known as 'the Old Town Hall' or 'County Rooms' was built in 1829-31 to serve as the offices of Berwickshire County Council. It is the most outstanding building architecturally in the town.
The hall is built in the Neo-classical, Greek revival style, stone-faced with an Ionic portico and a dome. The dome was designed as the fire-proof room for the safe storage of documents. Today it is Grade A listed.
The building became largely redundant when the council moved to Duns in 1903. It was converted into a Community Centre in 1960, a swimming pool in 1973 and abandoned in the 1980s.
After lying derelict for 16 years, the Scottish Historic Buildings Trust completed a renovation work, transforming the building into office space to be let out to small and medium sized businesses. This was not a great success.[1]
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References
- ↑ Greenlaw Town Hall’s improved community use - Berwickshire News, 27 August 2015