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in St Marnock Street. However, as the number of court cases in Kilmarnock grew, it became necessary to commission a modern courthouse for criminal matters. The site court officials selected was on the south side of St Marnock Street facing the Old Sheriff Court. The new building was designed by the
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on the first floor, also flanked by lancet windows. The first bay on the left was fenestrated by lancet windows on both floors, while the third bay was fenestrated by sets of three lancet windows on both floors. The corner between the third and fourth bays was
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The design involved an asymmetrical main frontage of four bays facing onto St Marnock Street with the right-hand bay projected forward. The second bay on the left contained a short flight of steps leading up to a recessed glass doorway, which was flanked by
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The court deals with both criminal and civil cases. There are currently five sheriffs in post at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. They sit alone in civil cases and are assisted by a jury of fifteen members selected from the
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and fenestrated with casement windows on both floors. The right-hand bay was fenestrated by lancet windows on both floors on the left-hand side, and featured a
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high up on the wall on the right-hand side. Internally, the building was laid out to accommodate six courtrooms.
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in Scotland. The building operates as a courthouse within the
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Kilmarnock
55°36′26″N 4°29′59″W / 55.6072°N 4.4996°W / 55.6072; -4.4996
Property Services Agency
Modern style
Kilmarnock Sheriff Court is located in East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock
sheriffdom
Old Sheriff Court
Property Services Agency
modern style
lancet windows
casement window
canted
Royal coat of arms
electoral roll
solemn proceedings
Sheriff Principal
Historic Environment Scotland
"St Marnock Street, Procurator Fiscal's Office (former court house) including boundary walls and railings (Category B Listed Building) (LB35964)"
The History of Kilmarnock
The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
"Ordnance Survey Six-inch 1st edition, 1843–1882"
"Kilmarnock Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court"
"Procurator Fiscal (Kilmarnock)"
Ayrshire & Arran An Illustrated Architectural Guide
ISBN
978-1873190067
"Exterior of and entrance to Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, one of Scotland's busiest courts, opened in 1986. It also houses the Justice of the Peace court"
"Inspection of the Conditions in which Prisoners are Transported and Held in Sheriff and JP Courts while Under Escort"

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