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Dumbarton, Church Street, Dumbarton Academy And Halls

Burgh Chambers (19th Century), Office (20th Century), School (19th Century)

Site Name Dumbarton, Church Street, Dumbarton Academy And Halls

Classification Burgh Chambers (19th Century), Office (20th Century), School (19th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Sseb Education Offices; Old Academy; William Denny Memorial Institute, Burgh Hall

Canmore ID 196708

Site Number NS37NE 85

NGR NS 39780 75291

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
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Administrative Areas

  • Council West Dunbartonshire
  • Parish Dumbarton
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Dumbarton
  • Former County Dunbartonshire

Architecture Notes

NS37NE 85 39804 75285

ARCHITECTS:

William Leiper 1865 & 1882 - Dumbarton Town Hall & Academy.

Melvin & Leiper 1865 - Old Academy, Church Street.

J.M. Crawford 1887 - William Denny Memorial Institute.

Mr Barrias, Paris (sculptor) Bust over the front of the William Denny Memorial Institute.

NBR Folio - Builders Journal - Jan 12th 1898 - printed photo.

Activities

Archaeological Evaluation (24 August 2015 - 1 October 2015)

Due to the proximity of the medieval core of Dumbarton, an archaeological evaluation was undertaken by GUARD Archaeology Ltd across the former site of the Burgh hall located near the junction of Castle Street and Church Street. A number of evaluation trenches and boreholes were opened up, revealing that the Site has been extensively developed and redeveloped during the eighteenth and twentieth century. The evaluation demonstrated that the potential for surviving archaeology is limited due to the extent of demolition material. No archaeological features were encountered other than the remains of a possible air raid/explosion shelter associated with the gas works.

Information from OASIS ID: guardarc1-228324 (C Shaw) 2015

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