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Basic Site Details

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
	Name	Current name?	Notes
	Carnegie Library	Yes
	Department of Psychology	Yes
	Old Library
	South Street Library
	University of St Andrews Senatus Room

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Library

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	South Street	Yes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1612	1643	Build/construction
	1764	1767	Alteration/conversion	remodelling
	1829	1830	Alterations and additions	Gateway; two bays to west of Library ('remodelling' according to Colvin)
	1851	1859		Repairs to Old Library
	1889	1890		Detached south addition to Library (later Department of Psychology) (cost: £8,000)
	1896			Plan taken from OS map
	1899	1901		Remodelling of senate room in library
	1907	1909		New building to south of Library addition (the new Carnegie Library); also grounds of St Mary's College
	1926	1930		Gateway; two bays to west of Library - the new Carnegie Library
	1928	1930		Additions to Library extension, and restoration
	1931	1938		Repairs and alterations; panelling of College Hall
	1932			Plan of St Mary's College garden
	1940		Alteration/conversion	Subdivision of library offices
	1958	1959		South extension to library (cost: £85,000)
	1970s			Addition of mansard roof to accommodate Psychology Department

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
	John Gairdner			1764	1767	remodelling
	Robert Reid	Architect		1829	1830	Gateway; two bays to west of Library ('remodelling' according to Colvin)
	Robert Balfour	Architect, Mason	J	1829	1830	Assisted Robert Reid at St Mary's College
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	B	1851	1859	Repairs (with Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works)
	Robert Matheson	Architect	B	1851	1859	Repairs (Matheson as architect for Scotland in the Office of Works)
	H M Office of Works (later Ministry of Works, Department of the Environment and Property Services Agency)	Architectural practice	C	1889	1890	Detached south addition to Library (later Department of Psychology) (cost: £8,000)
	Jesse Hall	Architect	C	1889	1890	Architect of detached south addition to Library (later Department of Psychology) - executed by W W Robertson (cost: £8,000)
	Walter Wood Robertson	Architect	C	1889	1890	Executed detached south addition to Library (later Department of Psychology) to designs by Jesse Hall (cost: £8,000)
	Gillespie & Scott	Architectural practice	I	1896		Plan
	James Ross Gillespie	Architect	I	1896		Plan
	James Scott	Architect	I	1896		Plan
	(Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson	Architect	D	1899	1901	Remodelling of senate room in library
	Alexander Hunter Crawford	Architect	D	1899	1901	Remodelling of senate room in library
	Anderson Simon & Crawford	Architectural practice	D	1899	1901	Remodelling of senate room in library
	Frank Lewis Worthington Simon	Architect	D	1899	1901	Remodelling of senate room in library
	(Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer	Architect		1907	1909	New building to south of Robertson's Library addition; also grounds of St Mary's College
	(Colonel) Herbert Morgan Smail	Architect	E	1926	1930	Additions
	Godfrey Daniel Bower Shepherd	Architect	E	1926	1930	Additions
	John Donald Mills	Architect	E	1926	1930	Additions
	Mills & Shepherd	Architectural practice	E	1926	1930	Additions
	(Colonel) Herbert Morgan Smail	Architect	F	1931	1938	Repairs and alterations; panelling of College Hall
	Godfrey Daniel Bower Shepherd	Architect	F	1931	1938	Repairs and alterations; panelling of College Hall
	John Donald Mills	Architect	F	1931	1938	Repairs and alterations; panelling of College Hall
	Mills & Shepherd	Architectural practice	F	1931	1938	Repairs and alterations; panelling of College Hall
	Gillespie & Scott	Architectural practice	J	1932		Plan of St Mary's College garden
	James Scott	Architect	J	1932		Plan of St Mary's College garden
	Gillespie & Scott	Architectural practice	L	1940		Subdivision of library offices
	James Scott	Architect	L	1940		Subdivision of library offices
	Alexander Ritchie Conlon	Architect	G	1958	1959	South extension to library (cost: £85,000)
	Charles William Gray	Architect	G	1958	1959	South extension to library (cost: £85,000)
	Reginald Fairlie & Partners	Architectural practice	G	1958	1959	South extension to library (cost: £85,000)
	Frank Pride	Architect	K	After 1958		Reconstruction from 1958 onwards
	Glen Lorimer Pride	Architect	K	After 1958		Reconstruction from 1958 onwards
	Walker & Pride	Architectural practice	K	After 1958		Reconstruction from 1958 onwards
	Glen Lorimer Pride	Architect	H	1970s		Addition of mansard roof to accommodate Psychology Department
	Walker & Pride	Architectural practice	H	1970s		Addition of mansard roof to accommodate Psychology Department

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Cant, Ronald Gordon	1967	St Andrews Architects, II		St Andrews Preservation Trust Annual Report, 1967	p12
	Cant, Ronald Gordon	1970	The University of St Andrews	Second Edition		pp 67n; 106-7
	Frew, J (ed.)	1984	Building for a New Age		St Andrews: Crawford Centre for the Arts, University of St Andrews (undated but pub. 1984)	p 58
	Georgian and Early Victorian St Andrews	1946	Georgian and Early Victorian St Andrews			p 21
	Gifford, John	1988	Fife (The Buildings of Scotland)			pp374-6
	Grant, David		The Office of Works and the Renovation of the Scottish Universities, 1808-89			Details in Appendix O
	Lidstone, Anna	1989	J Donald Mills: architect: His St Andrews career		University of St Andrews: Unpublished MA dissertation	Mills & Shepherd work
	McKinstry, Sam	1991	Rowand Anderson, the Premier Architect of Scotland		Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press	pp156-7
	Pride, Glen L	1990	The Kingdom of Fife		Edinburgh: Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland	p124
	Pride, Glen L	1999	The Kingdom of Fife	2nd Edition	The Rutland Press	p124
	Savage, Peter	1980	Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers		Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005)	p175
	St Andrews University Library	1948	St Andrews University Library: An Illustrated Guide

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architect	1907	LXXVII		p 152
	Architects Journal	2 January 1958	CXXVII		p 21
	Architectural Review	November 1911	XXVIII		pp 224-6

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	40689	Listing for 1908 extension (grade B)
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	40687	Listing for original library building (grade A)
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	40688	Listing for 1889-90 extension (grade B)
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Drawings Collection		1929 restoration
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Lorimer and Matthew Collection		LOR S/7, LOR S/10, FID 539/12
	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	RIBA Nomination Papers		Alexander Hunter Crawford: F v14 p68 no890 (microfilm reel 11)
	St Andrews University Library	James Gillespie and Scott Archive		Bundles nos 667, 2313, 2683

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