The Steeple, King Street, Stirling
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The Steeple, King Street, Stirling
Image: © Bob Embleton Taken: 11 Aug 2015
The Steeple, also known as the Athenaeum, was built on the site of a meat market in 1816-1817 as a library and meeting house. It was designed by William Stirling of Dunblane. By 1859 it was a gentleman's club and it was then that the porch was added. The statue of William Wallace that now stands on the porch was commissioned by Peter Drummond, a seed merchant.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.118464
Longitude
-3.938721