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However, Oban did not have a town house, [3] until the police commissioners decided to procure one to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The site they selected was on the northwest side of Albany Street. [4] The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the provost, Francis Cooper, on 22 June 1897. [5]
[2] [3] In the 1880s the Argyll Commissioners of Supply decided to procure a more substantial courthouse for the county. The site they selected was on the southeast side of Albany Street. [4] The building was designed by David MacKintosh in the Italianate style, built in ashlar stone and was completed in 1889. [5]
Corran Esplanade And 1 Stafford Street, Oban Inn 56°24′54″N 5°28′25″W / 56.415023°N 5.473514°W / 56.415023; -5.473514 ( Corran Esplanade And 1 Stafford Street, Category B
McCaig's Tower [1] or McCaig's Folly [2] is a prominent tower on Battery Hill [3] overlooking the town of Oban in Argyll, Scotland. It is built of Bonawe granite taken from the quarries across Airds Bay, on Loch Etive, from Muckairn, with a circumference of about 200 metres (660 ft) with two-tiers of 94 lancet arches (44 on the bottom and 50 on ...
After more than 10 months of planning and feedback, the plan was completed in early December by city staff and TSW Design, an Atlanta-based planning, architecture and landscape architecture firm.
Oban (/ ˈ oʊ b ə n / ⓘ OH-bən; [3] Scottish Gaelic: An t-Òban [ən̪ˠ ˈt̪ɔːpan] meaning The Little Bay) is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William .
More than two years after purchasing Fort Worth’s historic The Foundry District, the new owners have unveiled development plans for the colorful, artsy mix of showrooms, shops, offices and ...
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