About
The building
Kingoldrum Village Hall is listed as a historic building (grade C). The main part of the hall is late 18th century, built of stone rubble with a Carmylie slate roof. The building was initially part of the "estate" owned by the Church of Scotland for the minister of Kingoldrum Kirk. Other properties owned by the church included, the Kirk and Kirkyard itself, the Manse and grounds (the minsters residence) which had a range of outbuildings, and the Glebe land (the field to the west of the hall). It is assumed that the hall was initially divided in to two small dwellings for the Kirk minister's workers. It was later used as a church hall in which the Sunday school was held. The Kingoldrum community bought the hall from the Church in 1935 for use as a village hall.
Additions to the building in the 20th centry are a timber porch with Carmylie slate roof and a kitchen on the west gable end of concrete blocks with a tin roof. A plan from the sale in 1935 does not show the porch, but does show a structure attached to the north at the westeren end.
Management
The Village Hall is a not-for profit organisation managed by a committee of unpaid volunteers. They organise various events for the community. The hall is also available to rent as a venue for other events, such as private party/wedding reception, public meetings etc.. Angus Council use the Hall as a polling place in elections.
The Hall is entirely financed by the profit from hall events, grants and other donations.
The hall has recently been equipped to serve as a resilience centre in the event of power outages due to extreme weather, such as Storm Arwen in late 2021. We can provide back-up power for recharging phones, heating and facilities for making hot drinks and food.
We are part way through a major renovation programme to both maintain the historic building and improve facilities for users.
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