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Falkirk Steeple
The Falkirk Steeple is a landmark which dominates the skyline of Falkirk in central Scotland. The present structure on the High Street was built in 1814, and replaced an earlier steeple dating from the late 17th century, which itself replaced a still earlier structure. The Falkirk Steeple is protected as a category A listed building.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Falkirk Town Steeple )〕 A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club.
==History==
The present steeple dates from 1814, and was designed by the architect David Hamilton in a classical style. It is high, with cells on the upper floors and a clock in the third of the four stages of the building.〔
The steeple was damaged in 1927 when it was struck by lightning, causing the spire to be destroyed. So harsh was the lightning strike, parts of the roof were found scattered several metres away. One casualty from the incident was "Irn Bru", a Barr's delivery horse. The upper of the steeple was rebuilt. A family living in property adjacent to the steeple had a miraculous escape. The masonry crashed through the roof of their house trapping them. Mrs Isabella Barr, age 21, her sons James age 2 and Andrew age 1, were buried in the rubble. Newspapers at the time described that the "clothes had been torn from their bodies". Mrs Barr also suffered a broken leg and deep lacerations. The verification of these injuries is given by Mrs Barr's youngest son, Stephen on 6th Sept 2012.
The steeple contains a prison cell which was still in use until 1984.
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