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Latitude: 55.5986 / 55°35'54"N
Longitude: -2.4335 / 2°26'0"W
OS Eastings: 372779
OS Northings: 633967
OS Grid: NT727339
Mapcode National: GBR C3FP.YX
Mapcode Global: WH8XZ.LJDX
Plus Code: 9C7VHHX8+CH
Entry Name: Kelso Town Hall, The Square, Kelso
Listing Name: The Square, Kelso Town Hall
Listing Date: 16 March 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 380492
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB35828
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Town Hall, Kelso
ID on this website: 200380492
Location: Kelso
County: Scottish Borders
Town: Kelso
Electoral Ward: Kelso and District
Traditional County: Roxburghshire
Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government
1816 Classical, substantially remodelled in Edwardian
Baroque by J D Swanston and Syme of Kirkcaldy, 1904-06. 5
x 2 bays, 2 storey, centre 3 bays slightly advanced with
pedimented Ionic portico at 1st floor. Ground floor
rusticated basement originally with an open arcaded loggia,
filled in with windows in 1906 and a new pedimented
baroque doorpiece added at the centre. At the 1st floor
the Ionic columns at the portico were raised on pedestals
with a balustrade between. The first floor windows were given
block rusticated architraves and aprons, and pediments
at the end bays. Above the cornice the original balustrade
was removed. Piended and platformed, slated roof with
octagonal timber cupola containing the clock of 1841, this
was given a leaded bell-cast roof and Gibbs-surrounds to
the belfry openings in 1906.
1816 building paid for by public subscription, the greater
part of the costs being met by James Duke of Roxburghe.
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