Barrhead Burgh Hall

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Barrhead Burgh Hall
Burgh Court Hall and Burgh Chambers, Main Street, Barrhead (cropped).jpg
The Burgh Court Hall (on the left) and the Burgh Chambers (on the right)
LocationMain Street, Barrhead
Coordinates 55°48′01″N4°23′27″W / 55.8002°N 4.3908°W / 55.8002; -4.3908 Coordinates: 55°48′01″N4°23′27″W / 55.8002°N 4.3908°W / 55.8002; -4.3908
Built1904
Architect Ninian MacWhannell and John Rogerson
Architectural style(s) Renaissance style
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Official name128 Main Street, Burgh Court Hall
Designated27 June 1980
Reference no.LB22115
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Official name124 Main Street, Burgh Chambers
Designated27 April 2004
Reference no.LB49833
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Shown in East Renfrewshire

Barrhead Burgh Hall, also known as Barrhead Burgh Court Hall and Burgh Chambers and as the James McGuire Building, is a municipal complex in Main Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The complex was the headquarters of Barrhead Burgh Council. It consists of two distinct buildings separated by an iron gate: Barrhead Burgh Court Hall, which is a Category C listed building, [1] and, Barrhead Burgh Chambers, which is also a Category C listed building, although, as a group, they are listed at Category B. [2]

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History

After significant population growth, largely associated with the manufacturing industries, Barrhead became a police burgh in 1894. [3] In this context, the new civic leaders decided to procure municipal offices for the burgh: the site they selected in Main Street was owned by Zechariah John Heys who chose to donate it to the town. [4] Heys was the town's second provost and the owner of the South Arthurlie Printworks. [5] [6]

Work started on the new complex in 1902. [7] It was designed by Ninian MacWhannell and John Rogerson in the Renaissance style, built in rubble masonry by the local contracting firm, Houston and Young, and was officially opened on 15 April 1904. [8] [9]

The design of the burgh court hall involved an asymmetrical main frontage with three bays facing onto Main Street; the left hand bay featured an oriel window with a stepped gable above, while the right hand bay featured a circular tower with a doorway flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature on the ground floor: there was a rectangular balcony with a window in the next stage and a semi-circular balcony with a window flanked by clock faces in the final stage. [1] The tower was surmounted by a conical roof. [1] Internally the principal room in the building was the courtroom. [7]

The design of the burgh chambers involved an asymmetrical main frontage with two bays facing onto Main Street; on the ground floor there was a central doorway flanked by pilasters supporting an entablature and a carved coat of arms. The right hand bay featured a Diocletian window on the first floor and both bays had stepped gables. [2] Internally, the principal rooms in the building were the council chamber and the burgh treasurer's office. [7]

The area was advanced to the status of small burgh with the burgh hall as its headquarters in 1930. [3] The complex continued to serve as the headquarters of the burgh council for much of the 20th century, but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged Renfrew District Council was formed in 1975. [10] The complex continued to operate as the local police station until the police service relocated to Bank Street, but it was then brought back into use as a community centre, the Main Street Centre, in 1995. [4] In its capacity as a community centre, the structure was renamed the James McGuire Building in March 1996: [4] McGuire had been the provost of Barrhead and the owner of a local butchers' business. [11] The complex then served as a work and employability centre until the centre moved to the Barrhead Foundry in January 2015. [12] After remaining vacant for some five years, it was brought back into use as a community hub again in March 2020. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Historic Environment Scotland. "128 Main Street, Burgh Court Hall (LB22115)" . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 Historic Environment Scotland. "124 Main Street, Burgh Chambers (LB49833)" . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Barrhead Burgh". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Barrhead's much-loved landmark brought back to life". Barrhead News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "South Arthurlie House" . Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "No. 11225". The Edinburgh Gazette . 21 August 1900. p. 828.
  7. 1 2 3 "Barrhead Burgh Hall and Municipal Chambers" (PDF). Hub at James McGuire Building. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Barrhead Burgh Police Buildings and Court Hall". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Dennison, Patricia (2017). The Evolution of Scotland's Towns: Creation, Growth and Fragmentation. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN   978-1474409810.
  10. ↑ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "James McGuire". Herald Scotland. 7 November 1996. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Grand opening of new Foundry just days away". Barrhead News. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Include Me 2 Club: Barrhead charity looks back on 'difficult' first year in new home". Barrhead News. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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