Basic Site Details
| Name: | Galashiels Memorial Burgh Building |
| Town, district or village: | Galashiels |
| City or county: | Selkirkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost of 1970-71 alterations £15,014 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Burgh Chambers | Yes | |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| War memorial | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Albert Place | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1867 | Original burgh buildings | ||
| 1924 | 1927 | ||
| c. 1939 | Caretaker's house etc | ||
| 1970 | 1971 | Alterations and additions | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Hall | B | 1867 | Original building | ||
| Robert Hall | B | 1867 | Original building | ||
| Robert Hall & Co | B | 1867 | Original building | ||
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1924 | 1927 | Rebuilding. | ||
| John Fraser Matthew | A | 1939 | Caretaker's house etc | ||
| Lorimer & Matthew | A | 1939 | Caretaker's house etc | ||
| Aitken & Turnbull | E | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations | |
| John Millar | E | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations | |
| Joseph Murray Aitken | E | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations | |
| Ronald W Laidlaw | E | 1970 | 1971 | Alterations | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Galashiels Town Council | Client for 1970-71 work |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Cruft, Kitty, Dunbar, John and Fawcett, Richard | 2006 | Borders (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p300 | |
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p177 | |
| Strang, Charles Alexander | 1994 | Borders and Berwick: An Illustrated Architectural Guide | pp198-9 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 31977 | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR G/4, LOR G/36 | |