A small civic building uses an emphatic red-ashlar doorway, pediments and tripartite windows to give municipal presence to a single storey.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1908
- Architect / designer
- W. L. Duncan
- Type
- Single-storey Edwardian Renaissance civic building
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB42174)
- OS grid reference
- NJ 72417 49783
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A Roman Doric columned doorpiece with pediment sits between advanced wings. Channelled angles, pedimented gables and tripartite windows in columned surrounds create a compact Edwardian Renaissance composition.
Its story
W. L. Duncan designed the building in 1908 during Turriff’s burgh period. Its formal High Street front gave local administration a distinct architectural identity.
Why it is included
Category C listing recognises a carefully detailed civic building and a visible part of the town’s twentieth-century municipal history.
What to notice
- Roman Doric columns around the entrance.
- Tripartite windows with segmental pediments.
- Channelled stonework at the projecting corners.
Reading the surroundings
Do not assume the building retains a public counter or regular opening. View from the pavement and respect any present office or community use.
Timeline
- 1858 Burgh status began a long period of formal town administration.
- 1908 W. L. Duncan completed a purposeful new municipal frontage.
- 1975 Local government reorganisation ended the historic burgh council.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Original room functions, later alterations and current occupancy were not independently confirmed.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Turriff Municipal Buildings, LB42174 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Trove designation: LB42174 — Parallel national record identity and archival context.
Location
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