Rutherglen Town Hall

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Rutherglen Town Hall
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Rutherglen Town Hall
Location139-143 Main Street
Rutherglen
G73 2JJ
Coordinates 55°49′43″N4°12′52″W / 55.8286°N 4.2144°W / 55.8286; -4.2144
Built1862
Architect Charles Wilson
Architectural style(s) Scottish baronial style
Listed Building – Category A
Designated4 March 1971
Reference no.LB33564
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Shown in South Lanarkshire

Rutherglen Town Hall is a municipal facility on the north side of Main Street in Rutherglen, Scotland. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Rutherglen Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building. [1]

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History

The current building was commissioned to replace an earlier town hall, known latterly as "the old jail", which had been completed in 1766. [2] After significant population expansion associated with the growth in the mining industry, civic leaders decided to procure a new town hall although the two structures coexisted almost alongside each other until 1900. [2]

The foundation stone for the new building was laid by with full masonic honours by Sir Archibald Alison on 16 July 1861. [2] It was designed by Charles Wilson in the Scottish baronial style and completed in 1862. [1] The design involved an asymmetrical frontage of five bays facing Main Street; the left hand section of four bays featured four round-headed windows on the ground floor and a large oriel window on the first floor with a gable above; the right hand bay featured a doorway with a gable head and a prominent 110 feet (34 m) four-sided asymmetric clock tower with corner bartizans. [1] On either side of the oriel window carved panels were erected, one with "circa David I 1126" and the other with "circa William I 1189", as reminders of the dates when ancient privileges were awarded to the town. [2] The building was extended to the east by an extra eight bays to the designs of Robert Dalgleish and John Thomson in 1877 [3] and an iron canopy was erected outside the doorway in 1902. [1] Internally, the principal rooms were the council chambers, a courtroom and a public hall. [2]

The town hall was the seat of government of Rutherglen Burgh Council until it was gutted during a conversion to offices in 1967, [3] and became surplus to requirements after the town was absorbed into Glasgow District under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 in May 1975. [4] It was then closed to the public in the 1980s and fell into a state of disrepair. [5] The building was refurbished and extended with the addition of a twin-level glass atrium to the rear at a cost of £12 million (supported by Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund for Scotland) in 2004. [6] [7] It continues to be used as a venue for weddings, theatrical performances and exhibitions, [8] [9] while still providing some local services such as the Licensing and Registration Office. [10]

Rutherglen's other Category A listed buildings are located very near to the town hall: a medieval clock tower and churchyard  [ de ] is situated immediately to the west, while St Columbkille's RC Church  [ de ] (completed in 1940) is directly opposite on the other side of Main Street. There are also several Category B structures in close proximity (library, Old Parish Church, statue of Dr Gorman, tenement adjoining the town hall's east wing). [7] [11]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic Environment Scotland. "131, 139 Main Street, Rutherglen, District Council offices (originally town hall) (Category A Listed Building) (LB33564)" . Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Shearer, Ross (1926). "Rutherglen Lore" (PDF). Ruglonians Society. p. 161. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  4. ↑ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "How Rutherglen Town Hall was brought back to its best". Daily Record. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Portfolio: Rutherglen Town Hall". Honeyman Jack & Robertson Chartered Architects. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Rutherglen Conservation Area: Character Appraisal" (PDF). South Lanarkshire Council. 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  9. ↑ "Rutherglen Town Hall: 10 Reasons To Choose This Scottish Wedding Venue". White Rose Wedding Venues. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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