Heritage Exhibition and Design Award for Stranraer Harbourmaster’s Building
The old Harbourmaster’s office at Stranraer was extensively repaired and extended as part of the Stranraer Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS), and the Gateway to Galloway facility operated by Stranraer Development Trust has become well-established in the new part of the building.
However, the small size of the original building presented a challenge in considering how it could best be used for the future. Originally the Harbourmaster’s office for the adjacent public weighbridge, the building was constructed with a bequest from John Simpson in 1938. A well-known local businessman, John Simpson, is believed to have had a love of clocks, which would explain the prominent clocktower memorial.
To bring the old building back into use, a heritage exhibition has recently been developed with valuable input from members of Stranraer and District Local History Trust, John Ross and Stranraer Development Trust, alongside input from the Council and delivered through STUCO Design consultancy.
Please follow the link below for the full press release.
https://info.dumgal.gov.uk/pressreleases/Home/Details/22840
You can visit the exhibition for free located within the Clock Tower, at the Gateway to Galloway and learn more about the history of Stranraer and the Marina. Subject to opening hours.
