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Cumnock, Glaisnock Street, Town Hall
Town Hall (19th Century)
Site Name Cumnock, Glaisnock Street, Town Hall
Classification Town Hall (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Hall Terrace
Canmore ID 204192
Site Number NS51NE 24
NGR NS 56941 19923
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/204192
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Old Cumnock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
Publication Account (1995)
A two-storeyed red ashlar building with three-bayed front, it is a monument to the civic pride of Cumnock. The town had long felt the lack of a public meeting hall; halls connected with the school, the United Presbyterian Church, the Black Bull Hotel and the Dumfries Arms had all served in this capacity. Although the Marquess of Bute provided the site and a sum of £500 towards its construction, public subscriptions raised over £2,000; a concert and ball, prior to the opening on 7 January 1885, raised a further £70; and the shortfall was made up by a bazaar held in 1896. Fittingly, in front of it is Benno Schotz' fine bust of Keir Hardie, 1939, Cumnock's famous son.
Information from ‘Historic Cumnock: The Archaeological Implications of Development’ (1995).
