Town Hall, The Square, Gifford

Earlier 18th century former house, adjoined to clock

tower, rebuilt in 1884. Slightly later house (Dolphin

Cottage) flanking to E (listed separately); imposing

group effectively terminating the vista along the Fair

Green to the Yester House lodges.

3-BAY HOUSE: sited to W. 2-storey. White painted harling

with painted ashlar dressings. S elevation of 3 widely

spaced bays; door at centre with small-pane horizontal

fanlight and panelled door. Windows in flanking bays and

to each bay at 1st floor, under eaves. 2 windows to left

in W gable wall. 12-pane glazing pattern to sash and case

windows; grey slates; ashlar end stack and coping to skews.

CLOCK TOWER: centrepiece of range. Tall, 3-bay gabled

frontispiece with central clock tower. Stugged red

squared sandstone with ashlar dressings of lighter tone;

chamfered reveals; string course. Long flight of splayed

stone steps to door in advanced bay at centre, decorative

stone balusters to balustrade and panelled dies with

wrought-iron lamp standards. Door under steps all ground

level. Round-arched door with moulded surround and

hoodmould; 2-leaf boarded doors with small-pane fanlight.

Louvred round-arched bipartite above with hoodmould and

stepped apron, and bearing crested shield and stone plaque

inscribed "Erected 1887". Clock with Roman numerals under

eaves, further louvred bipartites to return sides. Cornice

to tower and slated spire with pierced square spirelet

ventilator at apex, terminating in decorative weathervane.

Narrow, round arched windows flank entrance bay.

Small-pane glazing pattern to sash and case windows.

Ashlar coped skews with ornate skewputts. Gable end stacks.

Later 19th century rectangular projection at rear to clock

tower, 3-bays wide with mansard roof.