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Publication Account
Date 1981
Event ID 1018110
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1018110
A tolbooth was erected in the town in 1670. Within eighteen years, however, it was found to be ruinous and aid from the Convention of Royal Burghs was sought. A wing was added to the tollbooth which created accommodation for a town hall and a prison was maintained until 1839. A new town hall was built in 1871 (Dunn, 1971, 63).
Information from ‘Historic Renfrew: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1981).
