Basic Site Details

Name: Lossiemouth Town Hall and Library
Town, district or village: Lossiemouth
City or county: Morayshire
Country: Scotland
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Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 2Library  
Item 2 of 2Public HallYesAs referred to in Inverness Courier

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1High Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 418831885  
Item 2 of 41903  Clock tower and movement
Item 3 of 41904  Council furniture
Item 4 of 41930  Unspecified work

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 12Duncan Cameron A18831885 
Item 2 of 12Milne & Cameron A18831885 
Item 3 of 12A & W Reid & Wittet F19011904Library
Item 4 of 12John Wittet F19011904Library
Item 5 of 12William Charles Reid F19011904Library
Item 6 of 12A & W Reid & Wittet B1903 Clock tower and movement
Item 7 of 12John Wittet B1903 Clock tower and movement
Item 8 of 12William Charles Reid B1903 Clock tower and movement
Item 9 of 12John Wittet C1904 Council furniture
Item 10 of 12J & W Wittet D19301931Extension
Item 11 of 12John Wittet D19301931Extension
Item 12 of 12William Wittet D19301931Extension

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Walker, David W and Woodworth, Matthew2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire North and Moray Yale University Presspp454-5, 696-7
Item 2 of 2Who's Who in Architecture1914    

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Architect and Building News1930Jul-Dec p130, 314
Item 2 of 6Architect and Building News1931Jan-June p192
Item 3 of 6Elgin Courant2 February 1885  includes illustration
Item 4 of 6Elgin Courant16 January 1931   
Item 5 of 6Elgin Courant16 October 1931   
Item 6 of 6Inverness Courier23 February 1884   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Elgin Library, Local Heritage CentreWittets & Co Collection DAWP2308/3 (1903 - clock tower 7 movement; /4 (1904 - council furniture; /5-7 (1930) - extension. DAWP2308 (1902) library.