Elder Park Library
The Elder Park Library is a library in the Scottish city of Glasgow . In 1970 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
Isabella, widow of the marine engineer John Elder , became a patron after his death. In 1903 she also donated the Elder Park Library as a public library. The book inventory also comes from her foundation. On September 5, 1903, Andrew Carnegie inaugurated the facility.
description
The library is located in the Govan district of Glasgow on the eastern edge of the surrounding Elder Park . The implementation of John James Burnet's design in Edwardian Neo-Baroque cost an estimated £ 27,000. In the first half of the 1920s, the back of the building was redesigned.
A portico with segmental arches protrudes from the front of the one-story building, which is exposed to the southeast . It is designed with paired Tuscan columns. A sculptured cartouche with Govan's coat of arms is embedded in the mounted balustrade . A small dome rises behind the balustrade. The building edges are designed with rusticated pilasters . The two gables on the back of the building show ox eyes in the tympanum . A stone balustrade runs around below the slate roof.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c Information on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Web links
- Information about the library
- Entry on Elder Park Library in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 43.3 " N , 4 ° 19 ′ 19.2" W.