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Basic Site Details
Name
Carnegie Public Library
Town, District or Village
Motherwell
Parish
City or County
Lanarkshire
Status
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
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 Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Library
Not Known
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Street Addresses
The following street addresses are associated with this building:
Str Add classic
Address
Current Address
Notes
33, 35 Hamilton Road
Yes
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
Competition results announced
1903
Opened
1906/04/05
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Alexander Lorne Campbell
C
1903
Competition design - placed third
Alfred Greig
A
1903
1906
Won competition and was commissioned
George Donaldson Macniven
A
1903
1906
Won competition and was commissioned
Gilbert Telfer Scott
1903
Competition design - not successful
Greig, Fairbairn & Macniven
A
1903
1906
Won competition and were commissioned
J N Scott & A Lorne Campbell (or Scott & Campbell)
C
1903
Competition design - placed third
John Nichol Scott
C
1903
Competition design - placed third
Thomas Tolmie Paterson
B
1903
Competition design exhibited - placed second
Walter Fairbairn
A
1903
1906
Won competition and was commissioned
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Academy Architecture
1904
part 1
p78
RSA
1904
431 (Greig Fairbairn & McNiven) and 425 (Paterson ) 446 (Scott & Lorne Campbell))
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
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Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Building News
1904/09/23
p453 - foundation stone
British Architect
1903/04/24
p292 - competition results
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
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)
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Drawings Collection
Ref given in HS List is '0404' which seems unlikely. Check
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
48307
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