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Dalbeattie’s granite town hall remains a working civic venue, its clock tower giving public identity to a building that also incorporates street-level premises.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1862; clock tower completed 1894
- Architect / designer
- Tower attributed to Alan Burgess Crombie
- Type
- Granite civic hall with four-stage clock tower
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB24310)
- OS grid reference
- NX 83324 61359
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A six-bay two-storey granite range turns the corner beneath a four-stage tower. Bull-faced walling, polished dressings, paired belfry openings, clock faces and a balustraded parapet balance everyday commercial scale with civic emphasis.
Its story
The hall was completed after Dalbeattie became a police burgh. A clock tower transformed the exterior in the early 1890s; burgh government ended in 1975, but meetings and community events continued.
Why it is included
Continuing public use, townscape prominence and an architecture rooted in local granite make the hall the key civic record for Dalbeattie.
What to notice
- Polished upper stage of the clock tower.
- Ball finials on the balustraded parapet.
- The long High Street elevation below the tower.
Reading the surroundings
The building opens for booked or advertised activities rather than continuous heritage visiting. Use council or event arrangements and respect private lets and street-level occupiers.
Timeline
- 1862 The burgh completed its first purpose-built town hall.
- 16 November 1894 The enlarged building reopened after the clock-tower campaign.
- 1975 Local-government reorganisation ended the burgh council’s occupancy.
- 2026 Community meetings and events still use the hall.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
HES describes the complex broadly as later nineteenth century; the independent civic history supplies the 1862 and 1894 phases.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Dalbeattie Town Hall, LB24310 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Dumfries and Galloway Council: Dalbeattie Town Hall — Current council management, hall-hire use and address.
Location
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