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Stockbridge Public Library
Unknown, 1915, Photograph
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Stockbridge Public Library
Stockbridge Public Library
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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.
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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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Stockaree: Stockbridge in Photographs
Stockbridge a portrait in pictures
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