Historic houses · Central Scotland
Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness
In or near Valleyfield.
Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Bob Simpson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bo'ness · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bo'ness Town Hall is a municipal building in Stewart Avenue, Bo'ness, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Bo'ness Burgh Council, is a Category B listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first town hall was a building with a clock tower in North Street which was completed in around 1780. It became structurally unstable as a result of mine workings, located just 15 meters below the surface, and partially collapsed in 1885. In the 1890s, in the context of continuing concerns about the structural integrity of the old town hall, the burgh commissioners decided to procure a new building. The site they selected for the proposed new building and surrounding park was occupied by a mansion known as The Manse which was the residence of the minister at Bo'ness Old Kirk. A design completion was held and a tender by George Washington Browne was accepted in October 1902. The new…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.0158, -3.6080
- District
- Falkirk
- Postcode
- EH51 0EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bathgate and Linlithgow
- Established
- 1904
- Nearest railway station
- Bo'ness — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17816211 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bo'ness Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness?
- Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode EH51 0EF).
- What is Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness?
- Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness?
- The nearest railway station is Bo'ness, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode EH51 0EF.
- When was Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness built?
- Built or established in 1904.
- How do I get to Town Hall and Carnegie Library, Stewart Avenue, Bo'Ness?
- The nearest railway station is Bo'ness, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode EH51 0EF.