Basic Site Details Name: | Carnegie Public Library | Town, district or village: | Motherwell | City or county: | Lanarkshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Assessors G Washington Browne 1st Greig Fairbain and Mcniven - appointed 2nd (1st Premium) 50 guineas. Thomas T Paterson. 5 York Place Edinburgh 3rd (2nd Premium) - J N Scott and A Lorne Campbell 44 Queen Street, Edinburgh
The memorial-stone ot the Carnegie Library at Motherwell, N.B., was laid with Masonic honours on Saturday by Mr. Alexander Findlay, MP. The building, which when furnished will cost £12,000, is from designs by Mr. Greig, architect, Edinburgh. It is situated in Clyde-street, and, in addition to a lecture-hall, reading-rooms, and museum, will accommodate a lending library of 30,000 volumes [Building News 23 September 1904 p453]
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Library | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 33, 35, Hamilton Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1903 | | Competition results announced | | | 5 April 1906 | | Opened | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Academy Architecture | 1904 | | part 1 | | p78 | | RSA | 1904 | | | | 431 (Greig Fairbairn & McNiven) and 425 (Paterson ) 446 (Scott & Lorne Campbell)) |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | British Architect | 24 April 1903 | | | p292 - competition results | | Building News | 23 September 1904 | | | p453 - foundation stone |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 48307 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Ref given in HS List is '0404' which seems unlikely. Check | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Walter Fairbairn: L v17 no1256; Alfred Greig: L v18 no1303; George Donaldson Macniven: L v19 no1441 & F no1588 (microfilm reel 13); Gilbert Telfer Scott: L v6 no387 (microfilm reel 31) |
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