Tour Scotland Photograph Town Hall St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland travel photography of lamp post by the Town Hall, Queens Gardens, on history visit and trip to St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Prior to 1975 the town was governed by a council, provost and baillies. Historically the provost was the chief magistrate or convener of a Scottish burgh council, the equivalent of a mayor in other parts of the English speaking world. Previous to the enactment of the Town Councils Scotland Act 1900 various titles were used in different burghs, but the legislation standardised the name of the governing body as the provost, magistrates, and councillors” of the burgh.




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