Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details Name: | University of St Andrews, St Mary's College | Town, district or village: | St Andrews | City or county: | Fife | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A Listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Founded 1538. Partly listed A, partly B. | Alternative NamesThe 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 ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Library | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | South Street | Yes | |
EventsThe 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 |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 ReferencesThe 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 ReferencesThe 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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