Possilpark Library
1913 – Glasgow, Scotland. Lat/Long 55.881944 -4.254444
Possilpark and Langside libraries were both designed by George Simpson. Both feature murals by Glasgow School of Art students under Professor Maurice Greiffenhagen and Robert Anning Bell[i], Initially designated as just a Reading room[ii] under the £100,000 grant to Glasgow in 1901, the funding was boosted by a further £15000 in 1908 to designate it as a district library at a time of high unemployment in the city[iii]. It is the last of the pre-WWI district libraries in Glasgow and as such synthesises many of the established features to date with glazed barrel vaults and dividing screens with leaded lights.
Architect: George Simpson of Glasgow.
Heritage designation: Cat B, 1992. Purpose built library; Carnegie grant: £5,000 14/5/1901 and 29/8/1908. Open library, council managed.
[i] https://thehistorygirlsscotland.com/2017/09/11/the-possilpark-library-murals/
[ii] Dundee Evening Post – Wednesday 31 July 1901
[iii] Dundee Courier – Friday 04 September 1908
Architect: George Simpson of Glasgow.
Heritage designation: Cat B, 1992. Purpose built library; Carnegie grant: £5,000 14/5/1901 and 29/8/1908. Open library, council managed.