Basic Site Details
| Name: | Whitehaven Public Library |
| Town, district or village: | Whitehaven |
| City or county: | Cumberland |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Architectural Competition Assessor:G Washington Browne RSA 1st Premium -Greig Fairbairn and Macniven. 31 York Place, Edinburgh 2nd Premium - W A Mellon City Chambers York 3rd Premium -C E Hutchinson 11 John Street, Bedford Row London |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Library | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 17 June 1904 | Competition announced | ||
| 1905 | 1906 | Build/construction | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Alfred Greig | A | 1905 | 1906 | Won open competition to secure job | |
| George Donaldson Macniven | A | 1905 | 1906 | Won open competition to secure job | |
| Greig, Fairbairn & Macniven | A | 1905 | 1906 | Won open competition to secure job | |
| Walter Fairbairn | A | 1905 | 1906 | Won open competition to secure job | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1905 | 406 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| British Architect | 17 June 1904 | p439 | ||
| British Architect | 24 June 1904 | p455 | ||
| British Architect | 30 September 1904 | p239 - results | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Neil Darlington | Information sent via DSA website | Additional information sent August 2009 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Walter Fairbairn: L v17 no1256; Alfred Greig: L v18 no1303; George Donaldson Macniven: L v19 no1441 & F no1588 (microfilm reel 13) | |