Town Hall, High Street, Crieff

The first municipal building in the town was a tolbooth in the High Street which was completed in 1665. The tolbooth was furnished with a clock and bell which were donated by Lord John Drummond, brother of James Drummond, 2nd Duke of Perth, in the early 18th century. A newer bell was cast by Stephen Miller and Company of Glasgow and installed in the tolbooth in 1821. By the early 19th century, the tolbooth was dilapidated and it was demolished in 1842 in anticipation of a new town hall being erected on the same site. The tolbooth bell was recovered for use in the new building. The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of four bays facing west along the High Street. The second bay…