Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN HOUSE [Whithorn] | Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town House Town Hall Town House |
Provost Broadfoot Bailie Stewart John Jorie George McHaffie Esqr. Alexander McMillan Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] of Wigtownshire page 54 |
034 | [Situation] On the West Side of the Main Street And about 2 Chains South of The Row. A large modern built structure in good repair with a Steeple, Clock & Bell erected in 1814 & situated on the N.W. [North West] side of the Main Street. it contains a large room used for the Council Meetings etc of the Burgh & two or three apartments used as places of Confinement for criminals previous to their removal to Wigtown at the rear of the premises is a stone built in the wall bearing date 1709 which was removed from an old Jail formerly belonging to the Burgh. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 82 -- Parish of Whithorn
Form 136
Page 167 -- Town Hall
Note1:Town House is recommended
by George McHaffie Esqr.
Note 2: Is this building the property of the Burgh
In Newton Stewart a similar building is not
& Mr McH [McHaffie] ruled that it should therefore
be called Town House - He here writes
it so tho' [though] Corpl [Corporal] Rogers remark is perfectly
correct & in all the towns they say Town Hall.
WDG
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 84 - Parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie and Whithorn, OS1/35/84
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Glasserton, Sorbie, and Whithorn.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.