Basic Site Details Name: | Smith Institute | Town, district or village: | Stirling | City or county: | Stirlingshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | STIRLING - The Smith Institute, Stirling, N.B., has been opened. The building is in the Italian style of architecture, from designs by Mr Lessells, architect, Edinburgh. The building, which is somewhat similar in appearance to the National Gallery, Edinburgh, has in front a portico with Doric pillars. The accommodation it affords includes a grand picture gallery, 105 feet by 43 feet; a smaller gallery 43 feet by 27 feet; two museums, the larger 148 feet by 30 feet, and the smaller 44 feet by 24 feet; a library and reading room 50 feet by 28 feet; and a council-room and other necessary offices. The library is handsomely decorated, the ceiling being panelled and filled in with plaster of Paris casts of famous Stirling heads, alternated with appropriate shields and coats of arms. [Building News 7 August 1874 p182]
Records on display at Smith Art Gallery & Museum. Lamp standards by McDowell Steven & Co Ltd, Milton Foundry
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Smith Art Gallery and Museum | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Institute | | | | Art gallery | | | | Museum | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 40, Albert Place | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1874 | | | | | 1974 | | Won award or awards | Saltire commendation - for work by Bracewell Harrison & Coton - with 'F C Stirling Partnership' but this has yet to be identified | | Before 1974 | | Alteration/conversion | | | After 1975 | Before 1995 | Refurbishment | Fitting out |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p714 | | http://www.saltiresociety.org.uk | | http://www.saltiresociety.org.uk | | | | | www.scottishironwork.org | | www.scottishironwork.org | | | Lamp standards by McDowell Steven & Co Ltd, Milton Foundry |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 7 August 1874 | | | p182 - opening | | RIAS Quarterly | 2010 | Spring | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.112: obituary of Ian Watson |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 41109 | |
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