An area along Hall Street used to be a police station. Across the road was the fire station, now flats. Almost the whole block was civic building comprising the town hall, council chambers, the police station and the Bruce Street Baths. And therein lay an issue when seeking to renovate ...
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a main hall and some secondary halls, the police station, cells and the Bruce Street Baths. And therein lay an issue when seeking to renovate the complex. Listed Building criteria clearly define that anything within the curtilage of a property is included in a listing. However West Dunbartonshir...
. Solo tickets are available for single travellers and offer access to the lounge car and a private sleeping berth. The most popular routes for the Caledonian Sleeper are London to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness. Passengers can also travel from London to Aberdeen, Fort William and Dundee....
The large grain Dumbarton Distillery had been built by Hiram Walker in 1938, two years after they had acquired George Ballantine & Co. of Dumbarton in 1936, and was one of the largest distilleries in Scotland. The distillery was built on the site of McMillan Shipyard. You can still see rem...
but even with a section partially leased out, has got into a state of deep decay. A trust has now been set up to draw attention to its poor state and to stimulate restoration of the whole station structure as well as general improvements to the immediate public realm. That body is the ...
The building is closed to visitors most of the time, but does have a tea room at the ground floor that is open on weekends. It is very worthwhile to visit. Check the website for opening times. This photograph shows the angel scene on the ceiling of the main room, often referred to ...
Milburn Free Church, Renton, West Dunbartonshire Ruination of our built heritage does not necessarily happen through malice as with many castles or the great passing of time. We lose so many from pure neglect or perhaps the occasional mysterious fire. What then can we discern from loss through ...
The Argyll Motor Works was opened in 1906 (the tower is dated 1905) and at the time was the largest producer of cars in Scotland. It was designed by architect Charles James Halley. The factory covered 12 acres (4.9 ha) stretching out beyond what we see today. It was served by its own...
The influx of council staff in large numbers in turn will stimulate the picturesque, but struggling town centre. I am optimistic that this will also stimulate fresh interest in historic buildings elsewhere in the town centre too. Canmore :https://canmore.org.uk/site/196708/dumbarton-church-street...