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  2. Oban Municipal Buildings - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Oban Sheriff Court - Wikipedia

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    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] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of five bays facing onto Albany Street.

  4. List of listed buildings in Oban - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. Oban - Wikipedia

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    A number of ScotRail trains run between Oban railway station and Glasgow Queen Street daily. The town is an important ferry port: it is Caledonian MacBrayne 's busiest terminal. Oban is known as the "Gateway to the Isles", [ 39 ] with ferries sailing to the islands of Lismore , Colonsay , Islay , Coll , Tiree , to Craignure on Mull , to ...

  6. McCaig's Tower - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Grid plan - Wikipedia

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    A street network pattern can affect the production of pollutants by the amount of car travel that it necessitates and the speed at which cars can travel. The grid plan with its frequent intersections may displace a portion of the local car trips with walking or biking due to the directness of route that it offers to pedestrians. But, as long as ...

  8. Coving (urban planning) - Wikipedia

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    Coving is a method of suburban planning used in subdivision and redevelopment of cities characterized by organic lot shapes and home placement along meandering setbacks. When combined with a new form of street patterns, lot area is increased and road area and length is reduced – a demonstrated average 25% compared to conventional suburban platting.

  9. History of urban planning - Wikipedia

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    The street was designed by John Nash (who had been appointed to the Office of Woods and Forests in 1806 and previously served as an adviser to the Prince Regent) and by developer James Burton. The design was adopted by an Act of Parliament in 1813, which permitted the commissioners to borrow £600,000 for building and construction.