Front of the Loreburn Hall - 43 Newall Terrace
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Front of the Loreburn Hall - 43 Newall Terrace
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 9 Jun 2012
Built in 1890 (date stone over door) for the local Volunteer Militia. There is a splendid pair of carved lions at the entrance, and an ornate metal crown on the roof (for more information see RCAHMS http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/208127/details/dumfries+newall+terrace+loreburn+hall+including+ornamental+lions/ and Historic Scotland http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING,HL:26287,26287 ). Attached to the rear of the building is a large hall - originally the drill hall - which became a popular venue for concerts, shows, sports and dancing. The Loreburn Hall was mothballed when a new leisure centre opened in 2008 Image , but a catalogue of defects developed at the latter. With DG One needing an extended closure for repairs in 2014, the Loreburn Hall was reprieved. Dumfries & Galloway Council have renovated it to provide a temporary fitness suite http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-29050238 , and subsequently the management of the hall will be taken over by a charitable trust (see the Loreburn Hall Trust's Facebook page, which has lots of photos https://www.facebook.com/pages/Loreburn-Hall/559276494154327 ). Offices at the front have continued in use.
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