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in the 17th century. It consisted of a prison on the ground floor and an assembly room on the first floor. By the mid-18th century, it had become dilapidated and the burgh council decided to demolish it and to erect a new building on the same site. The new building was financed by a combination of an
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window at roof level. The interior of the building was also remodelled at that time with the disused prison cells being converted to form a council chamber. The building continued to serve as the meeting place of the burgh council for much of the 20th century but ceased to be the local seat of
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