Stockbridge Public Library

Category

Library Item

Item no

14845

Title

Stockbridge Public Library

Description

An early image of the exterior of Stockbridge Library, Edinburgh. The building has an octagonal tower at the end with a crenellated edge along the top. A man and a group of boys stand on the corner looking at the photographer. Streetlights line the side of the pavement and the spire of Stockbridge Primary School can be seen beyond the library.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1915

Size

23 x 28 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Stockbridge Library stands on the corner of Hamilton Place and Dean Bank Lane. The building was designed by Harry Ramsay Taylor and opened in 1900. It was the third branch library to be opened in Edinburgh, following those at Dundee Street and Portobello. Like the Dundee Street branch it was designed as a joint branch library and Nelson Hall, with the majority of the building to be used as a recreational space for concerts and other activities. These halls were funded by a bequest from the Edinburgh publisher Thomas Nelson.

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People > Adults > Men

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