Interior. General view of council chamber corridor

Description Interior. General view of council chamber corridor

Date 21/12/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number D 42291 CN

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 716164

Scope and Content Council Chamber corridor, Lanark County Buildings, Almada Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Lanark County Buildings were built 1960-4 to designs by the County Architect's Office of Lanark County Council, under the guidance of City Architect, David Gordon Bannerman. They consist of a 17-storeyed office block with a two-storeyed block below linked to a circular council chamber. This civic headquarters complex is set within a paved entrance 'plaza' with flagpoles, lawns, fountains and pools. This shows the corridor around the circular Council chamber. The pre-cast concrete wall features vertical rows of slit-shaped windows which light the area. The curved inner wall is faced with varnished timber boards. A red ceiling panel emphasises the curving space. Steps lead into the chamber from this circulation area. The Council chamber was designed to hold 120 councillors plus 50 members of the press and public. It is linked to the main office block by a bridge, and has a separate public entrance at the front. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Medium Clour negative

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