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Internally, the principal room was the council chamber at the rear of the building. [ 1 ] Following the abolition of Dumfriesshire County Council, the complex became the headquarters of Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council in 1975, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and then, after the introduction of unitary authorities , it became the headquarters of Dumfries and ...
However, it ceased to be the local seat of government when Dumfries and Galloway Council became the new unitary authority for the area, with its offices at County Buildings in English Street, in 1996. [11] The municipal buildings instead became the local provost's office [8] and also the local registration office. [12]
The council headquarters is at the Council Offices at 113 English Street in Dumfries, which had been built in 1914 as the headquarters for the old Dumfriesshire County Council, previously being called "County Buildings". [41] [42]
Debbie Muir and Giancarlo Rinaldi - BBC Scotland Dumfries December 12, 2024 at 6:52 AM Opponents to the national park designation in Galloway gathered outside council headquarters in Dumfries [BBC]
Dumfries & Galloway Council Headquarters. Dumfries is located in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway. It is the seat of the local council, whose headquarters are located on the edge of the town centre. Until 1995 Dumfries was also home to the council for the local district of Nithsdale.
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Stewartry District Council took over the County Buildings in Kirkcudbright to serve as its headquarters. [14] Since the district council's abolition in 1996 the building has been an area office of Dumfries and Galloway Council, with meetings of the council's Stewartry Area Committee continuing to be held in the 1952 council chamber.
Municipal Buildings, Dumfries. Nithsdale District Council was based at the Municipal Buildings on Buccleuch Street in Dumfries, the district's largest town. The building had been built in 1932 as the headquarters of the former Dumfries Burgh Council. [9]