Basic Site Details Name: | Blackness Library | City or county: | Dundee | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | B listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Sculptor: Albert Hodge
Personal information from Frank Thomson | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Carnegie Library | | |
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 | | Blackness Avenue | Yes | | | 225, Perth Road | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1906 | 1909 | | |
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 | | Frank Drummond Thomson | | A | 1906 | 1909 | Frank working for his father, then City Architect, 1905-08 | | James Thomson | | A | 1906 | 1909 | With Frank working for his father, 1905-08 |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | British Association | 1912 | Handbook and Guide to Dundee and District | | British Association (Dundee meeting, 1912) | p185 | | Gifford, John | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee | | Yale | p164 | | McKean, Charles and Whatley, Patricia | 2008 | Lost Dundee: Dundee's lost architectural heritage | | Birlinn, Edinburgh | p165 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | Early 1915 | CVIII | | pp585, 589, 395 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 25532 | 225 Perth Road and Blackness Avenue, Blackness Branch Library | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | James Thomson: L v21 no1626 ('Four Carnegie Libraries') & F no1602 (microfilm reel 14) |
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