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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
Yes
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Dumbarton
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
Yes
Activities
<p>Note : Friday 31st August only. 10:00 until noon. </p><p>How to get there : 20 Station Road. Opposite Dumbarton Central Station. Park there or on the town side of the roundabout and walk through the underpass.</p><p>Ramp to the front door and ground floor. Platform lift to the upper floor.</p>
OpeningTime1
10.00-12:00
ArchitectName
John Baird & James Thomson
OpeningDate1
31/8/2018
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
9583
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
Station Road
Postcode
G82 3PU
Parking
Yes
DisabledWC
Yes
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Municipal Buildings
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
westdunbartonshire
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
3564
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,55.86362,-4.261207;
Description
An account of the resource
<p> </p><p>This is an active office building with the Leven Suite and Chamber room being used for marriages and civil partnership ceremonies.</p><p>James Thomson, architect, 1900. A good example of Scottish Baronial style municipal architecture in red Locharbriggs sandstone. Scottish Jacobean features and some extraordinary stained glass on the stairs and old council chamber. Recently restored / refurbished.</p><p><img style="width: 209px; height: 157px;" src="/media/4216/munic_img_9585.jpg?width=209&height=157" alt="" rel="16615" data-id="16615" /> <img style="width: 209px; height: 156px;" src="/media/4214/munic_img_1066.jpg?width=209&height=156" alt="" width="200" height="150" rel="16613" data-id="16613" /></p><p><img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4216/munic_img_9585.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16615" data-id="16615" />It was constructed in College Park, a piece of land presented to the town by Lord Overtoun. This was originally a park near the medieval collegiate church of St Mary, but later became the grounds of College Park House, owned and occupied by McMillan's shipbuilders. They were demolished to build the Municipal Buildings.<img style="width: 0px; height: 15px;" src="/media/4214/munic_img_1066.jpg?width=0&height=15" alt="" rel="16613" data-id="16613" /></p><p>Besides council offices, the building was to house the council chamber and registrar's office.</p><p>Following its recent refurbishment the Municipal Buildings is now home to around 80 Council staff, including elected members and the Legal and Audit teams as well as Licensing Enquiries. The Registry Office facilities now include the Leven Suite and Chamber room.</p><p> </p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1900-04.