View from North of Council chamber and link. Digital image of C 50527.

Description View from North of Council chamber and link. Digital image of C 50527.

Date 19/5/1995

Catalogue Number SC 716151

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 50527

Scope and Content Council chamber and link from the north, Lanark County Buildings, Almada Street, Hamilton 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 circular Council chamber with its pre-cast concrete sides and narrow strips of vertical glazing. The structure rests upon a base of green Westmorland slate. The elevated enclosed walkway from the Council offices (right) is supported on tiled columns, and is partly faced with white mosaic above its large windows. The Council chamber was designed to seat 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.

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