Council Buildings, Selkirk

Late 18th century with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 5-bay classical building, former house with single storey addition to left. Stugged ashlar with droved ashlar dressings; whinstone rubble with droved ashlar dressings to SW and SE elevations; rendered single storey addition with timber-cladding to outer left. Base course, band course between ground and 1st floor, cornice and blocking course with raised tablet to centre and parapet to angles, slightly raised long and short quoins.

NW (HIGH STREET) ELEVATION: panelled door to centre with border-glazed, multi-pane rectangular fanlight above deep-set in pilastered and corniced doorpiece; tripartite window at 1st floor above. Window to each floor of each flanking bay. 5-bay single storey addition to left with opening to centre (formally larger). Window to each bay right of centre. Depressed-arched carriage opening in bay to inner left. Gabled bay to outer left with shop window and entrance.

SE ELEVATION: low 2-storey addition to centre at ground with pitched- roof; window at 1st floor of main building. Later advanced full-height 3-light window in bays to left with modern door at ground, to right. Window to each floor of bays to right. Modern harled platformed addition to return angle to outer left of addition.

12-pane timber sash and case windows, except plate glass timber sash and case windows to single storey addition. Slate piend and platformed roof. Slate roof to addition with large louvred ventilator between bay to centre and to inner left.

INTERIOR: not seen fully, 1995. Vestibule door with glazed upper panel with stained glass of Selkirk motif. Plaster ceiling rose to hall.