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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Dumfries
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>Special Event<br />For Doors Open Days, visitors can enjoy a tour of the renovated interior and a climb to the top of the Steeple, which was in 1707 and remains today, a symbol of civic importance in Dumfries.</p><p>Follow signs to Dumfries Town Centre. The Midsteeple is in the middle of the pedestrianised High Street. </p>
OpeningTime1
10.00-16.00
ArchitectName
John Moffat
OpeningDate1
25/9/2010
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
11623
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
High Street
Postcode
DG1 2BH
Parking
No
DisabledWC
Yes
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Midsteeple
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
dumfriesandgalloway
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
1095
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.06879,-3.610838;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>In April 1703, having received a sum of 20,000 merks from the sale of the Tracks of Customs and Foreign Excise, the magistrates of Dumfries resolved that “the toun is not at present provided with sufficient prisones, whereby several malefactors guilty of great crimes, and others for debt, have made their escape, to the dishonour and iminent perill of the Burgh”. </p><p>Liverpool’s John Moffat was employed to design the Steeple and in 1705 Tobias Bachop of Alloa, began the build which was completed in two years. Having undergone extensive restoration work, the Midsteeple now provides an arts information hub for the Town which hosts regular events and exhibitions.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
c1705