Rutherglen Town Hall


Rutherglen Town Hall is a municipal facility in Rutherglen, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building.

History

The building, on the north side of Main Street, was designed by Charles Wilson in the Scottish baronial style and completed in 1862. Featuring a four-sided asymmetric clock tower, it was later extended to the east with a three-story office block in 1877. It replaced an earlier town hall, known latterly as "the old jail", built in 1766, although the two structures coexisted almost alongside each other until 1900.
It was the seat of government of Rutherglen Burgh Council until it was gutted during a conversion to offices in 1967, and became surplus to requirements after the town was absorbed into Glasgow District under the Local Government Act 1973 in May 1975. It was then closed to the public in the 1980s and fell into a state of disrepair.
It was refurbished and extended with the addition of a twin-level glass atrium to the rear at a cost of £12 million in 2004. It continues to be used as a venue for weddings, theatrical performances and exhibitions, while still providing some local services such as the Licensing and Registration Office.

Rutherglen's other Category A listed buildings are located very near to the town hall: a mediaeval churchyard with clock tower is situated immediately to the west, while St Columbkilles RC Church is directly opposite on the other side of Main Street. There are also several Category B structures in close proximity.