Description

1898, Walter MacFarlane and Co. Octagonal bandstand. Mostly cast iron on red ashlar platform base. Facetted low-pitch copper-covered roof with decorative cresting and vallance (burgh arms at east and - renewed - platform steps) all supported on eight slender columns with foliated capitals and lyre ornament in spandrels. Underside of roof and platform deck all timber; renewed wrought iron balustrade and gate.

Statement of Interest

Some good cast-iron benches in the park nearby, some dated 1828 and inscribed "for the sick poor".

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17793764

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6