Central Library: Scottish Department

Category

Library Item

Item no

35215

Title

Central Library: Scottish Department

Artist / maker

Hill, Robin A.

Date

1963

Size

11.0 x 16.6 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The space that the Edinburgh & Scottish Collection occupies is the area that has changed most over the last 125 years. The room was originally tiled up to 8 feet .The tiles were designed for easy cleaning and there were also two fireplaces.
Originally the Newsroom was accessible from the Cowgate, but for various reasons this entrance is no longer used. Off the Newsroom, there was a separate library for 'juveniles' (those under 14 years) and another area for 'higher-class magazines'. The Juvenile Department was so well used that some had to squat on the floor. The Economics and Commercial library was also housed here in 1936. The Mezzanine level was added in the 1950s.

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Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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