Basic Site Details Name: | Lockerbie Town Hall and library | Town, district or village: | Lockerbie | City or county: | Dumfriesshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Estimated original cost: £4,000. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Town hall | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Bridge Street | | | | High Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1873 | | | Planned by Bryce | | After 1884 | | Construction | Executed | | 25 April 1888 | | | Plans approved by Town Hall works committee | | 22 January 1889 | | Foundation stone | | | c. 1900 | | | Working plans by F J C Carruthers hung in RSA - probably considerably revised | | 1901 | | Scheme accepted | Committee selected a site adjoining the Town Hall and incorporating the Market Hall, subject to agreement [Library World] | | 27 December 1901 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Amended plans for the library approved by the Town Council - cost reduced to £1640 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | David Bryce | | | 1873 | | Designs; executed posthumously, with revisions | | Francis (Frank) James Chambers Carruthers | | | c. 1900 | | Tower buildings containing Free Library added on adjacent site |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Fiddes, Valerie and Rowan, Alistair | 1976 | David Bryce 1803-1876 | | Exhibition Catalogue, University of Edinburgh | | | Groome, Francis H | | Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-85) | | Edinburgh, London & Glasgow: Thomas C Jack, Grange Publishing Works | | | RSA | 1890 | | | | 442 - working plans for tower |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 190112 | | | p871 | | Library World | 1901 | | | p184 | | Scotsman | 26 April 1888 | | | p7 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37579 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Frank James Chambers Carruthers: F v17 p85 no1139 (microfilm reel 12) |
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