Inglis Memorial Hall
The Inglis Memorial Hall is a community hall in the Scottish town of Edzell in the Council Area Angus . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists, initially in category B. The upgrade to the highest monument category A took place in 2011.
history
The Inglis Memorial Hall is a foundation of the local philanthropist Robert William Inglis , who had the hall built in memory of his parents. It was completed in 1898. The planning was carried out by the architects Charles & Leslie Ower from Dundee . The brothers fell out that same year, after which the community office was closed.
The community hall also includes a public library, which Inglis stocked with around 6,000 books. Although numerous libraries opened in Scotland in the late 19th century, the Inglis Memorial Hall library is of interest because of its largely unchanged condition. For example, the Cotgreave Indicator , which indicated the availability of the individual works, since the book inventory was not allowed to be freely accessible to the public at that time, is still completely intact.
description
The Inglis Memorial Hall stands at the junction of Ramsay Street and High Street on the southern edge of Edzell. The masonry of the two-story building is made of red sandstone . It is designed in the Scottish Baronial style . A striking five-story clock tower rises from the main facade, which is exposed to the west. A porte-cochère with arched openings and Corinthian pilasters protrudes from the foot . It closes with a broken segment arch gable in the tympanum of which a mosaic reflects the name of the hall. The tower closes with a slate-roofed, octagonal helmet with dormer windows . The side facades are asymmetrical.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Inglis Memorial Hall in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 48 ′ 26.1 ″ N , 2 ° 39 ′ 13 ″ W.