What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Aberdeen Town House. These buildings were erected 1867-1874, and incorporate the Town House and Sherriff Court as well as the 17th-century Wardhouse, or prison, of the Tolbooth. The current buildings are on the site of the earlier Tolbooth, permission to build which had been granted to the magistrates of Aberdeen by Robert III in 1393. Recorded plaque organisation: Aberdeen City Council.
Aberdeen Town House, constructed between 1867-1874, serves as a civic center incorporating judicial and historical elements, standing on a site significant since 1393 when Robert III granted permission for the original Tolbooth.
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