Basic Site Details
| Name: | David Livingstone Memorial Buildings |
| Town, district or village: | Blantyre |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Blantyre |
| Status: | A listed |
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| Notes: |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | David Livingstone Birthplace | Yes | |
| Shuttle Row | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Worker's cottage | Yes | Mill workers' cottages |
| Museum | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| David Livingstone Memorial Buildings, Station Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1927 | 1929 | Restoration | Restoration and layout of park |
| 1975 | 1977 | Alterations and additions | Museum and African Pavilion added. |
| 1983 | 1984 | Restoration | |
| 2014 | 2021 | Redevelopment | Masterplan produced 2014. Work underway 2020-21. |
| c. 1870 | Build/construction | Original mill workers' rows. | |
People
Design and Construction
| The 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 | |
| (Sir) Frank Charles Mears | 1927 | 1929 | Restoration and layout of park | ||
| Alexander Cullen & Co (or Alex Cullen & Co.) | B | 1975 | 1977 | Museum and African Pavilion added. | |
| David Stewart Toy | B | 1975 | 1977 | Museum and African Pavilion added. | |
| Fred McDermid | B | 1975 | 1977 | Museum and African Pavilion added. | |
| George Sinclair McPhail | B | 1975 | 1977 | Museum and African Pavilion added. | |
| Gareth Hoskins | 2014 | Masterplan produced for further redevelopment of site. Work underway 2020-21. | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p131 | |
| Close, Rob, Gifford, John & Walker, Frank Arneil | 2016 | The Buildings of Scotland: Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p.139; image 79 | |
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 5162 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Frank Charles Mears: F no2513 (box 7) | |