Historic houses · Central Scotland
Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa
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Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa 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
Alloa Town Hall is a municipal building in Marshill, Alloa, Scotland. The structure, which was the meeting place of Alloa Burgh Council, is a Category C listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Until the late 19th century Alloa lacked a public hall capable of accommodating a large number of people, so when a director of John Paton Son and Co., John Thomson Paton, offered to pay for a town hall as a gift to the town, burgh leaders agreed to accept the offer: the site they selected was occupied by some large private houses. The new building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse in the Renaissance style, built by G. & R. Cousin in ashlar stone at a cost of £18,008 and completed in 1889. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with five bays facing onto Marshill; the central section of three bays, which projected forward, featured a round headed doorway on the ground floor,…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1165, -3.7955
- District
- Clackmannanshire
- Postcode
- FK10 1AB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Established
- 1889
- Nearest railway station
- Alloa — 0.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q56625662 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Alloa Town Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa?
- Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode FK10 1AB).
- What is Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa?
- Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa?
- The nearest railway station is Alloa, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode FK10 1AB.
- When was Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- How do I get to Town Hall, Marshill, Alloa?
- The nearest railway station is Alloa, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode FK10 1AB.