Basic Site Details
| Name: | Town Hall, District Court and Lillie Art Gallery |
| Town, district or village: | Milngavie |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Included Council Chamber. The Lillie Art Gallery was the first gallery to be opened in the UK after the Second World War. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Town hall | Yes | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Buchanan Street | ||
| Kersland Drive | ||
| Station Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 2 September 1959 | Competition designs submitted | awards on 2 Sept 1959; winning scheme has stone and brick finishes; est. cost £52,000 per Builder 11 Sept 1959 p180 | |
| 1961 | 1962 | Build/construction | |
| 1962 | Opened | ||
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 | |
| Frederick St George Higginson | 11 September 1959 | awarded third prize of £200 per Builder p180 | |||
| John Downie Robertson | 11 September 1959 | awarded second prize of £400 per Builder p180 | |||
| John Michael Bowley | 11 September 1959 | awarded first prize of £600 per Builder p180 | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p614 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 11 September 1959 | 'New Town Hall, Milngavie: Award and Winning Design in Open Competition' pp180-183; includes plans, elevations and sections of winning design | ||
| Glasgow Herald | 2 April 1962 | p10 Description and images | ||