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42, 43 Market Square, Duns

A Category B Listed Building in Duns, Scottish Borders

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7777 / 55°46'39"N

Longitude: -2.3441 / 2°20'38"W

OS Eastings: 378513

OS Northings: 653874

OS Grid: NT785538

Mapcode National: GBR D12M.9P

Mapcode Global: WH8X7.Y1XK

Plus Code: 9C7VQMH4+39

Entry Name: 42, 43 Market Square, Duns

Listing Name: 42 and 43 Market Square, Tolbooth House

Listing Date: 9 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363170

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26533

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200363170

Location: Duns

County: Scottish Borders

Town: Duns

Electoral Ward: Mid Berwickshire

Traditional County: Berwickshire

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Description

Early 19th century. 3-storey 3-bay house with shop at ground on corner site. Painted ashlar, rendered to S. Base course; band course above ground floor. Regular fenestration.

E ELEVATION: 3-bay, gabled; framed by giant pilaster. Shop at ground with 3 round-headed openings set in rusticated surround; panelled and glazed door and centre flanked by plate glass windows. Centre windows of upper floors blind. Town clock in gablehead.

S ELEVATION: 3-bay. Tuscan Doric pilastered doorpiece at centre with panelled door and decorative multi-pane fanlight. Giant corner pilaster to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slates; ashlar coped skews; brick stack.

Statement of Interest

Formerly the town house of the Cockburns of Cockburnspath. The clock was presented in 1976 by the Rotary Club, and the plaque to the E unveiled by Princess Margaret on 8th June 1990 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Town Charter granted by James IV.

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