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Latitude: 55.865 / 55°51'54"N
Longitude: -4.2722 / 4°16'19"W
OS Eastings: 257901
OS Northings: 665873
OS Grid: NS579658
Mapcode National: GBR 0HK.19
Mapcode Global: WH3P2.BVV5
Plus Code: 9C7QVP8H+24
Entry Name: Mitchell Library, 201 North Street, Glasgow
Listing Name: 201 North Street, Kent Road, and Berkeley Street, Mitchell Library
Listing Date: 15 December 1970
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 376523
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB33095
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: 201 North Street, Mitchell Library
The Mitchell
ID on this website: 200376523
Location: Glasgow
County: Glasgow
Town: Glasgow
Electoral Ward: Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Traditional County: Lanarkshire
Tagged with: Public library Listed building in the United Kingdom
Wm B Whitie, 1906-11. Edwardian Baroque public library.
3 storeys and basement. Symmetrical. Square plan, later
infilling in 2 parts up to facade of former St Andrew's
Halls, now Mitchell Library. 18 bays with 2 7-bay returns.
Polished light ashlar, channelled at ground floor, granite
plinth. Sash and case and casement windows, multi-light
glazing.
MAIN ELEVATION: bays arranged 3-3-6-3-3, bowed centre,
advanced and raised ends with giant order of semi-engaged
Roman Doric columned main entrance, scroll keyblocked
doorpiece with rusticated bands, triglyph frieze, mutule
cornice, parapet with seated figure sculpture by John
Miller (London) breaking through keyblocked staircase
windows above cupola dome with elliptically-headed,
keyblocked, windows, standing figure sculpture by T J
Clapperton (London).
LINKING BAYS: ground floor windows keyblocked with flat
voussoirs, corniced 1st floor windows, architraved 2nd
floor windows, bracketted cornice balustrade.
OUTER ADVANCED BAYS: giant Ionic columns in antis
through 1st and 2nd floors. Corniced 1st floor windows,
scroll keyblocked 2nd floor windows, dentil band,
modillion cornice and balustrade. 7-bay return elevations
continuing main detailing with giant order of columns
as main elevation. Keyblocked entrances in W bays.
INTERIOR: open well circular staircase with stone
balustraded parapet. Extensive wood-carving in public
areas, main reading room and Jeffrey Library. Coved
ceilings with plasterwork escutcheons.
Joinery and Carpentry John Cochrane. Mahogany bookcases...
Wylie and Lochead, marble linings Galbraith and Winton.
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