Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Dunoon HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear No DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 10am - 5pm ArchitectName William Fraser - original architect OpeningDate1 22/9/2018 IsNewThisYear Yes ID Google Panorama ID 17487 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Queen's Hall AddressLine2 9 Argyll Street Postcode PA23 7HH Parking No DisabledWC Yes LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queen's Hall Dunoon Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived argyllbute Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 554 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.94752,-4.924241; Description An account of the resource <p>The original Queen's Hall Pavilion was constructed around 1905 by William Fraser Architect, who lived in Dunoon from 1898 to 1907.? The existing Queen's Hall was built in 1959, and although not as grand as its predecessor, the building's architecture had some positive characteristics that?were worth acknowledging and respecting.? Now the building has undergone significant refurbishment from January 2017 to July 2018.</p><p>The Queen's Hall occupies a significant position, stop ending the Argyll Street shopping area, facing the Castle Gardens and well connected to a number of important town landmarks or facilities: the Old Pier, The Castle Museum and the passenger ferry terminal.</p><p>Approaching Dunoon by the passenger ferry it is evident how significant the Queen's Hall sits within the town. The redeveloped Queen's Hall connects the entrance to Argyll Street while introducing a new library, Skills Development Scotland and Visit Scotland facilities, a cafe, fitness studios that cater for a range of fitness claases, a refurbished auditorium and new back of house facilities. There is also a soft play area available and an outdoor terraced area.?</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958