Basic Site Details

Name: Public Halls, Library and Reading Room
Town, district or village: Bonnybridge
City or county: Stirlingshire
Country: Scotland
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Notes: Falkirk Herald - Saturday 10 March 1900

BONNYBRIDGE [Bazaar held for ...]
THE NEW PUBLIC HALLS, READING ROOM,
&c. two-days' in aid of the New Public Hall, Library, and Reading-room was the New Public Hall. Bonnybridge, yesterday by Mr George Ure of Wheatlands. OBJECT OF THE BAZAAR. The need for public balls, library, and reading room the village has long been very keenly felt, and a handsome suite of building's have been erected, according plans prepared Page, architect. Falkirk, on central site kindly given gratuitously Mr Paterson Thornton. The cost, including the sum required for the equipment of the library, is about £3000. Of this sum £1587 has been subscribed, and in addition Carnegie has promised £800 on condition that the institutions are opened free of debt, and that a guarantee shall be given for the maintenance of the library as free library for five years. To secure Carnegie's gift sum of £900 is required, and it hoped raise this sum by means of the bazaar.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDINGS. The buildings, as has been indicated, have been erected on a free Site given by Mr Paterson of Thornton with a frontage to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Road. Competitive plans were taken from architects in Stirling, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Falkirk, and the plan submitted by Mr G. Deas Page, architect, Falkirk, was adopted. The style of architecture is Renaissance. The large hall to the front, and 72 feet long and 44 feet wide. It is seated for 600, and there is space for a gallery to hold 150. The tower, which is 80 feet high, is at the east end, and between it and the hall is a corridor eight feet wide. This corridor leads the ladies' and gentlemen's room. The reading-room and library are at the back of the buildings, and there is separate entrance from the east end. There is a lesser hall at the back to accommodate 130. There is a large platform in the main hall, and leading from the platform there are performers' rooms for ladies and gentlemen- Below the platform is the heating chamber. A feature of the window arrangement is that they are kept eight feet above the floor, so that those inside will not be disturbed by outsiders. The roof, an open timber one, and the hall, which is well ventilated, is glazed with Cathedral glass. The walls of the hall are panelled up eight feet high wood, and the building is heated with hot-water pipes, with radiators. The building is built of back from the road some 25 feet, and is enclosed by a parapet wall and railing. The following are the contractors: —Mason, Mr Stewart. Bonnybridge : joiner, Messrs Baxter and Son, Denny: plumber, Cairns. Falkirk: slater and planter work. James Miller, Falkirk : smith work, Messrs David Gillies and Sons, painter work, Denny; heating engineers, Messrs and Philip. Torphicen Street. Edinburgh; glazier work, Mr O'May. Falkirk.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 3Hall  
Item 2 of 3Reading room  
Item 3 of 3Library  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11900 Build/construction 

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 1George Deas Page A1900  

References

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Falkirk Herald10 March 1900   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1Information courtesy of John ReidInformation to website Sent February 2015