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Stirling, 8-10 Corn Exchange Road, Municipal Buildings

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Municipal Building (20th Century)

Site Name Stirling, 8-10 Corn Exchange Road, Municipal Buildings

Classification Municipal Building (20th Century)

Canmore ID 221131

Site Number NS79SE 415

NGR NS 79512 93412

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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View from south south east.
View from south south east.General oblique aerial view of the city centre, centred on the Burgh Buildings, taken from the SW.Second floor. General view of open plan office space.Main stair. View from first floor landing.View of main staircase, main entrance hall on ground floor, Municipal Buildings, Stirling.Main Stair. Detail of regimental capital (Royal Scots Fusiliers).First floor. Council chamber. General view.First floor. Committee room 1. View of oriel window with fitted seating Stained glass window depicting Letters, Arts and Science.Detail of newel post depicting howling wolf, secondary stair, ground floor, Municipal Buildings, Stirling.First floor. Secondary stair. General view.First floor. Provosts room. Detail of door handle.Ground floor. Reception room. View of fireplace incorporating Fergusson.Ground floor. Reception room. View of window.View of main entrance.View from E.Detail of rockery.View from S.Oblique aerial view of the town centre, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view of Stirling town centre, taken from the SW.Second floor. General view of open plan office space.First floor. View of meeting room.General view from South.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. Detail of capital with burgh seal..Main Stair. Detail of regimental capital (Argyll and Sutherland)First floor. Landing. Detail of light fitting.First floor. Provost's room. Detail of book shelves.Third floor. Ladies cloakroom. General view showing original tiling scheme.Ground floor. Reception room. View of entrance door.Detail of carved panel.Detail of carved panel.View from E.Oblique aerial view of the town centre, centred on the Burgh Buildings, taken from the SE.Main stair. View from second floor.Ground floor. Foyer. General view.Ground floor. Foyer. Detail of trades plaques.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. Detail of regimental capital (The Royal Scot).Ground floor. Main entrance hall. Detail of decorative marble on stair.First floor. Landing. Detail of wall sconce.General view towards public gallery in Council Chamber, first floor, Municipal buildings, Stirling.View of Stirling municipal buildings from East.Ground floor. Foyer. General view.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. View from south east.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. View of fireplace with oak-cased electric clock and barometerFirst floor. Committee room 1. View of fireplace incorporating oil painting..First floor. Corridor. Detail of stained glass window.First floor. Secondary stair. View of lift.Ground floor. Reception room. View of niche with warrior plastercast.Ground floor. Reception room. View of niche with churchman plastercast.Detail of door pediment.Elevation and sections of Stirling Municipal Buildings.Main stair. General view.Main stair. General view.Main Stair. General view.First floor. Council chamber. View of provost and bailies dias.First floor. Council chamber. Detail of carver and side chairs.First floor. Council chamber. Detail of principle entrance.First floor. Committee room 1. General view.Detail of reversed four of the Stirling Guildry to ceiing, committee room 1, first floor, Municipal buildings, Stirling.First floor. Provost's room. Detail of longcase clock (Andrew Dunlop of London)Fourth floor. Burgh Officer's House. View of balustrade with representations of the Wallace sword..View from SW.View from SW.View from SE.View from NW.Oblique aerial view of the city centred on the Municipal Building, taken from the SW.Perspective view of Stirling Municipal Buildings.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. General view from south east..First floor. Landing. Detail of ceremonial chair.First floor. Corridor. Detail of stained glass window.First floor. Provosts room. Detail of fireplace.Second floor. Sample office. General view with fitted shelving..View from E.Detail of block from S.Detail of sculpture.View from S.General oblique aerial view of the city centre, centred on Spittal Street leading to the castle, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of the town centre, taken from the SSW.Ground floor. Main stair. General view.Main stair. View from ground floor.View of main entrance hall, ground floor, Municipal Buildings, Stirling, from north.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. Detail of bronze plaque with portrait of David Boyne, Provost of Stirling.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. Detail of barometer.First floor. Corridor. Detail of sample door stencil.Ground floor. Reception room. General view.General view from south.Detail of door pediment.View from N.General oblique aerial view of the city centre, centred on the Burgh Buildings, taken from the SW.Oblique aerial view of the city centred on the Municipal Building, taken from the S.Main stair. Detail of balustrade.Ground floor. Foyer. Detail of trades plaques.Ground floor. Foyer. Detail of trades plaques.Ground floor. Main entrance hall. General view from south west.First floor. Landing. Detail of bench beneath When the Tide is Low by Wellwood Rattray..Ground Floor. Main entrance. Detail of capital.First floor. Council chamber. View of provost and bailies dias.First floor. Council chamber. Detail of doorframe to public gallery.First floor. Secondary stair. Detail of Royal Burgh of Stirling baluster.Ground floor. Secondary stair. Detail of newel post depicting waking sentry.First floor. Provosts room. General view.

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Stirling
  • Parish Stirling
  • Former Region Central
  • Former District Stirling
  • Former County Stirlingshire

Architecture Notes

NS79SE 415 79512 93412

See also NS79SE 526

NMRS NOTES:

Architect: J Gaff Gillespie 1908

Further Details

Activities

Photographic Survey (8 September 2016)

Threatened Buildings Survey Programme 2016-17

A photographic record of the 1965-8 extension to Stirling Municipal Buildings was carried out in advance of a change of use to from council offices to form a digital hub.

Visited by IA & ZB HES Survey and Recording 8 September, 2016.

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Photographic Survey (14 March 2017)

Threatened Buildings Survey Programme 2016-17

Municipal Buildings (main building) has been recorded ahead of its change of use to form tenanted offices.

Visited by HES Survey & Recording (ZB& IF) 14 March, 2017.

Further Details

Field Visit (14 March 2017)

Won at competition by J Gaff Gillespie of Salmon, Son & Gillespie in 1908, construction was delayed until 1914 and was limited to the central and SW block, the street layout having been altered in 1894 to accommodate the block (1). In the post-war period an additional bay to the west was added.

The main (eastern) entrance provides access to the principle civic rooms – council chamber, reception and committee rooms - through marble inlaid entrance halls and stair. Within the hall pilasters are topped with capitals depicting the Scottish Infantry Regiments and the burgh’s seal. The staircase is lit by a large stained glass window depicting Alexander II presenting the town’s charter in 1226, designed by the architect and executed by William Meikle & Sons (2). Wall sconces at 1st floor level each name a sovereign of Scotland who has resided at the Palace of Stirling Castle. The reception room and committee room both contain fireplaces with integrated paintings by James Fergusson: Coronation of James VI and Mary, Queen of Scots arriving in Stirling, respectively.

Secondary (western) entrance leads to the main offices for the various functions of the council. The balustrade features scrollwork with various foliate designs entwined with the monogram of the Royal Burgh of Stirling. At the base of the stair newel posts are topped with carved depictions of the Stirling legend of the Wolf on the Craig: a sleeping sentry awoken by a howling wolf. The Provost’s Room is cited within the western block, the stencilled quote across the beam "the moir I stand on oppit hitht, my faultis moir subject ar to sitht" is taken from an inscription on 16th century Mar’s Wark.

With a separate access though the rear courtyard; the complex includes a purpose-built burgh officer’s house to the top floor, now offices. The external balustrade incorporates depictions of the Wallace Sword.

A full description of the external sculpture and the decorative interior of the complex is contained within a memorandum dated 19 February 1917, held within Stirling Council archives (3).

Stirling Council is no longer using the building, at the time of visit the building was being re-purposed as tenanted office space.

Information from HES Survey & Recording (IF) with kind assistance from Stirling Council. 14 March, 2017.

1) Gifford and Walker p709

2) Gifford and Walker p710

3) Memoradum as to the decoration of new municipal buildings at Stirling, 19 February, 1917. Stirling Council Archive accession reference 1278.

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