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Prestwick, Kirk Street, Council Offices
Office(S) (Period Unassigned), Town Hall (19th Century)
Site Name Prestwick, Kirk Street, Council Offices
Classification Office(S) (Period Unassigned), Town Hall (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Prestwick, Town Hall; Burgh Hall; Burgh School
Canmore ID 205038
Site Number NS32NE 80
NGR NS 35210 26241
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/205038
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Monkton And Prestwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32NE 80 35210 26241
Situated on the corner of The Cross and Kirk Street are the Council Offices. Built about 1837 as the Burgh School it has a gothic spire with clock. Used as the Burgh Hall and annotated as this on the various editions of the OS 25-inch maps.
The Object Name Book of the Ordnance Survey (ONB) describes the building as ' Is a plain Gothic building with clock and bells, the ground portion of it is used as a jail. The average attendance of scholars is about 60.Principles taught English reading, grammer, writing, arithmetic. The schoolmasters salary is £5 annually from the Burgh with scholars fees' (Name Book 1856 )
Information from RCAHMS (DE), July 2008
