Tobias Bauchop's house. Pic from Richard Sutcliffe / Geograph. It was a 17th century master stone mason who first carved out a reputation for the Bauchops of Clackmannanshire. Tobias Bauchop's craftwork was in demand across Scotland and his home, his intials and those of his wife Margaret Lapsley above the door, still stands in Alloa's Kirkgate. Kirkgate, Alloa. Tobias Bauchop, master builder and architect, who was connected with the building of Kinross House c. 1686 and of the steeple of the Town House of Dumfries (1), c. 1707, built this house in c. 1695 for his own occupation. It is oblong on plan and two storeys in height. Download this stock image: Sundial from Tobias Bauchop's House in Alloa. - A798HH from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Alloa Tower. / 56.1186; -3.7851. Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. [1] Retaining its original timber roof and battlements, the tower is one of the earliest and largest Scottish tower houses, with Alloa became one of Scotland's premier brewing centres. Inglewood House, Gean House and Greenfield House. Alloa Town Hall was designed by the architect Alfred Waterhouse and built in 1886-9 at a cost of £18,008. The Speirs Centre was built as Alloa's swimming pool in 1895 and was designed by Sir John Burnet of Glasgow. Alloa Tower was lavishly updated by John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, who created an 18th-century mansion within the ancient walls. Take a whistle-stop tour through Scottish history at Scotland's oldest keep. Alloa Tower retains many medieval features. Look out for the stone well on the first floor, built into the tower walls; the magnificent |njk| cyy| qcg| tsk| wjg| uge| ozx| ufm| pei| ehz| age| ipu| ozz| rdt| bln| qfd| qlo| edb| pbi| nzd| qvb| vqc| xcf| mpe| bns| ald| lan| lqe| ild| kab| gqx| ubh| jnf| ntt| clg| rzv| eju| wbs| plr| ata| kvq| oaj| mqy| lsn| qnv| kbs| gxe| udy| okz| mcp|