Jedburgh Sheriff Court

1812, with 1861 alterations (including additional courtroom to south) by David Rhind. Restored 1991 by Scottish Courts Service including reconstruction of the arcaded porch. 2-storey, 12-bay court house (former County Buildings) in the Greek-Revival style, on a prominent corner site at Market Square and Castlegate. Cream ashlar. String and cill courses. Applied Doric pilasters across principal facades at first floor, paired at corner angles, resting on band course. Entablature with triglyph frieze, projecting moulded cornice and sectioned parapet.

To Castlegate: symmetrical 9-bay section (1812) with central 3 bays projecting slightly and single storey, arcaded porch with balustraded balcony. 4-bay courtroom addition (1861) to south, also projecting slightly, with tall round-arched and keystoned windows and balustraded parapet above.

To Market Square (north elevation): 3-bay symmetrical elevation with segmental headed windows to ground floor and round-headed windows to first floor. Centre bay slightly advanced with 2-leaf door and segmental headed fanlight. Brass plaque (Alexander Carrick, 1932) commemorating Sir Walter Scott centenary to right.

Coursed rubble wall adjoining Newgate (see separate listing) to northeast. 8-bay rubble east (rear) elevation.

Multi-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piend roofs. Cast iron downpipes and rainwater heads.

The interior, seen 2014, has an entrance lobby with glazed screen to open-well stair with barley-sugar twist cast-iron bannisters and timber handrail. Principal courtroom is top-lit by three central cupolas; shallow-vaulted ceiling with ornate plasterwork and dentil cornice. Raked public seating with timber pews and timber gallery. Timber panelling to dado height.

Low ashlar saddleback wall with cast iron spearhead railings to basement area south of porch.