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Old Travel Blog Photograph Council Chambers Quality Street North Berwick Scotland
Old travel Blog photograph of the Council Chambers on Quality Street in North Berwick, Scotland. A tolbooth was in existence in North Berwick by the middle of the 16th century. In 1723 a contract for erecting a new tolbooth was entered into with local tradesmen, and the provision of the bell in 1724 suggests that the building was substantially complete. The forestair was rebuilt in 1751, probably using material from the mercat cross. Dormers were removed in 1778, and the weather cock on the clock tower was repaired in 1782. The council room was made available in the 1770s for performances by strolling companys of actors, and was subsequently used as a reading room, while the former debtors' room was also used in the 19th century as a library.
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