Crail Tolbooth and Town Hall is a municipal structure in Crail, Fife, Scotland. The building, which stands in Marketgate, at its junction with Tolbooth Wynd, is Category A listed.[1]
The structure was developed in two discrete sections, the tolbooth and the town hall. The earlier section, the tolbooth, was designed in the Scottish medieval style, built in rubble masonry and was completed in the 16th century.[2][3][4] The design involved a main frontage of a single bay facing Marketgate; there was a doorway with a hood mould on the ground floor; the oculus above the doorway, the upper stages of the structure and the slated pagoda-style bell tower all followed in 1776.[1] A bell, cast in Rotterdam in the 16th century, was installed in the bell tower.[5] A weather vane was installed at the top of the bell tower: it took the form of a haddock (known locally as a Crail Capon) rather than the traditional cockerel form.[6][7]
An earlier iteration of the town hall section was erected in 1602 and replaced, to a design by John Corstorphine (1759–1826), in 1814.[1] The design involved a main frontage of four bays facing Marketgate; the building was fenestrated with four standard sash windows on the ground floor and two tall sash windows in the first and third bays from the left on the first floor. The principal room was the council chamber of the Royal Borough of Crail on the first floor.[8] Internal modifications to the structure, including work to the main doorway, were undertaken by John Currie (1839–1922) of Elie in 1886.[9]
The building continued to serve as the headquarters of the burgh council for much of the 20th century,[10] but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged North East Fife District Council was formed in 1975.[11] However, the town hall, instead, became the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council.[12] The public library, which had been based in the town hall, closed as part of a broader programme of library closures, in 2016.[13][14][15] The Lord Lyon King of Arms, Joseph Morrow, passed the front of the town hall on his way to Crail Market Cross, just to the north of the building, where he proclaimed the granting of a coat of arms to the community council in May 2019.[16]
^Glendinning, Miles (2019). The History of Scottish Architecture. Edinburgh University Press. p. 65. ISBN978-1474468503.
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^Gillon, Jack (2015). East Neuk of Fife Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN978-1445653501.
^Edwards, Brian (1986). Scottish Seaside Towns. BBC Books. p. 61. ISBN978-0563204527.
^Crofton, Ian (2012). A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable. Birlinn. ISBN978-0857906373.
^MacGibbon, David; Ross, Thomas (1887). The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century. Vol. 5. Edinburgh: David Douglas.
^"Crail Town Hall". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^"Town Council Meeting". The Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Villagers urged to come together to save library". Fife Today. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Councillors agree to close 16 Fife libraries". BBC. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council Notes" (PDF). Crail Matters. 1 May 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
^"Crail presented with 'very important' coat of arms". The Courier. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
August 26, 2023
crail, tolbooth, town, hall, municipal, structure, crail, fife, scotland, building, which, stands, marketgate, junction, with, tolbooth, wynd, category, listed, building, 2013locationmarketgate, crail, fifecoordinates56, 2609, 6261, 2609, 6261built16th, centur. Crail Tolbooth and Town Hall is a municipal structure in Crail Fife Scotland The building which stands in Marketgate at its junction with Tolbooth Wynd is Category A listed 1 Crail Tolbooth and Town HallThe building in 2013LocationMarketgate Crail FifeCoordinates56 15 39 N 2 37 34 W 56 2609 N 2 6261 W 56 2609 2 6261Built16th century tolbooth tower 1776 upper stages bell tower 1814 town hall building Architectural style s Scottish medieval styleListed Building Category AOfficial nameThe Tolbooth and Town Hall MarketgateDesignated9 May 1972Reference no LB23287Shown in FifeShow map of FifeCrail Tolbooth and Town Hall Scotland Show map of ScotlandHistory EditThe structure was developed in two discrete sections the tolbooth and the town hall The earlier section the tolbooth was designed in the Scottish medieval style built in rubble masonry and was completed in the 16th century 2 3 4 The design involved a main frontage of a single bay facing Marketgate there was a doorway with a hood mould on the ground floor the oculus above the doorway the upper stages of the structure and the slated pagoda style bell tower all followed in 1776 1 A bell cast in Rotterdam in the 16th century was installed in the bell tower 5 A weather vane was installed at the top of the bell tower it took the form of a haddock known locally as a Crail Capon rather than the traditional cockerel form 6 7 An earlier iteration of the town hall section was erected in 1602 and replaced to a design by John Corstorphine 1759 1826 in 1814 1 The design involved a main frontage of four bays facing Marketgate the building was fenestrated with four standard sash windows on the ground floor and two tall sash windows in the first and third bays from the left on the first floor The principal room was the council chamber of the Royal Borough of Crail on the first floor 8 Internal modifications to the structure including work to the main doorway were undertaken by John Currie 1839 1922 of Elie in 1886 9 The building continued to serve as the headquarters of the burgh council for much of the 20th century 10 but ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged North East Fife District Council was formed in 1975 11 However the town hall instead became the meeting place of the Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council 12 The public library which had been based in the town hall closed as part of a broader programme of library closures in 2016 13 14 15 The Lord Lyon King of Arms Joseph Morrow passed the front of the town hall on his way to Crail Market Cross just to the north of the building where he proclaimed the granting of a coat of arms to the community council in May 2019 16 See also EditList of listed buildings in Crail Fife List of Category A listed buildings in FifeReferences Edit a b c Historic Environment Scotland The Tolbooth and Town Hall Marketgate LB23287 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Historic Environment Scotland Crail Marketgate Tolbooth And Town Hall 70942 Canmore Retrieved 21 January 2022 Glendinning Miles 2019 The History of Scottish Architecture Edinburgh University Press p 65 ISBN 978 1474468503 Crail Tolbooth Gazetteer of Scotland Retrieved 21 January 2022 Gillon Jack 2015 East Neuk of Fife Through Time Amberley Publishing ISBN 978 1445653501 Edwards Brian 1986 Scottish Seaside Towns BBC Books p 61 ISBN 978 0563204527 Crofton Ian 2012 A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable Birlinn ISBN 978 0857906373 MacGibbon David Ross Thomas 1887 The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland from the Twelfth to the Eighteenth Century Vol 5 Edinburgh David Douglas Crail Town Hall Dictionary of Scottish Architects Retrieved 21 January 2022 No 19155 The Edinburgh Gazette 21 November 1972 p 1048 Local Government Scotland Act 1973 Legislation gov uk Retrieved 16 April 2020 Town Council Meeting The Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council 31 January 2022 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Villagers urged to come together to save library Fife Today 25 June 2016 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Councillors agree to close 16 Fife libraries BBC 8 December 2015 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Royal Burgh of Crail and District Community Council Notes PDF Crail Matters 1 May 2017 p 8 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Crail presented with very important coat of arms The Courier 21 May 2019 Retrieved 21 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crail Tolbooth and Town Hall amp oldid 1145410728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
