Leith Town Hall & Sheriff Court
Dublin Core
Title
Leith Town Hall & Sheriff Court
Description
Leith Town Hall and Sheriff Court are situated within Leith Police station. Built in 1828 to a design by R. and R. Dicksons, the building contains the Victorian debating chamber, more commonly referred to as the old Leith town hall, unaltered since 1864, and the former Leith Sheriff Court. The Alexander Carse painting ?The landing of King George the IV? is on display within the town hall.
Source
edinburgh
Type
Museum
Identifier
1690
Spatial Coverage
current,55.97392,-3.168573;
Museum Item Type Metadata
Street
29-35 Queen Charlotte Street
Place
Edinburgh
IsNewThisYear
No
AddressLine2
Leith
OpeningDate1
29/9/2019
OpeningTime1
10:00 - 16:00
Activities
Leith has numerous connections to the wider world- portraits within the town hall show the former Leith Provosts, one of whom was Governor General of Australia. Many of the laws enacted in Leith related to the trade passing through the docks from all corners of the globe.
WC
No
DisabledWC
No
DisabledAccess
No
Refreshments
No
EventsForChildren
No
Parking
No
HearingLoop
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
ID
12402
IsIncludedThisYear
Yes
Postcode
EH6 7EY
Citation
“Leith Town Hall & Sheriff Court,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 6, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1688.
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