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'''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.
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'''Greenlaw Town Hall''', otherwise known as 'the Old Town Hall' or 'County Rooms' was built in 1829-31 to serve as the courthouse and county buildings for Berwickshire. 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 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.

Latest revision as of 09:43, 3 December 2019

Greenlaw Town Hall

Berwickshire

Greenlaw Town Hall - geograph.org.uk - 210289.jpg
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, otherwise known as 'the Old Town Hall' or 'County Rooms' was built in 1829-31 to serve as the courthouse and county buildings for Berwickshire. 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]

Outside links

References

  1. Greenlaw Town Hall’s improved community use - Berwickshire News, 27 August 2015