Glazed wall tiles and Architectural Faience
The use of faience or glazed tiles and bricks in Carnegie Libraries and indeed all public buildings of the era is a familiar sight. It was a popular choice of finish for its decorative and hygienic properties. Earlier work has identified that the prevalence of green coloured tiles is partly explained by their being particularly recommended for libraries and other educational buildings as the colour was believed to prevent eye strain.
The following open Carnegie libraries have been identified in this project as featuring glazed tiles on their interior walls:
| Dundee – Arthurstone Community Library | William Alexander (City Architect) & James Thomson | 1905 | 5 Arthurstone Terrace | DD4 6RT |
| Ewart Library (Dumfries) | Alan B. Crombie | 1904 | Catherine St Dumfries | DG1 1JB |
| West Calder Library | William Baillie | 1904 | 24-26 Main St | EH55 8DR |
| Ayr Carnegie Library | Campbell Douglas & Morrison | 1893 | 12 Main Street | KA8 8EB |
| Dartford Central Library & Museum | Thomas Edward Tiffin (Town Surveyor) | 1916 | Market St | DA1 1EU |
| Gravesend Library | Edmund John Bennett | 1905 | Windmill St | DA12 1AQ |
| Burnley Library | George Hartley and Arthur Race (Borough Engineer) | 1930 | 19-29 Parker Ln | BB11 2BD |
| Accrington Carnegie Public Library | William J. Newton (Borough Engineer) | 1908 | St James’ St | BB5 1NQ |
| Liverpool – Garston Library | Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor) | 1909 | Bowdon Road | L19 1QN |
| Liverpool – Toxteth Library (Soth-end) | Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor) | 1902 | Windsor St, Liverpool | L8 1XF |
| Milnrow Library | S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan | 1908 | 57 Newhey Rd | OL16 3NP |
| Sandwell – West Bromwich Central Library | Stephen James Holliday | 1907 | 316 High St | B70 8DZ |
| Sandwell – Wednesbury Library | Crouch Butler and Savage | 1908 | Walsall St | WS10 9EH |
| Keighley Library | Arthur Ernest McKewan & James Arthur Swan | 1904 | North Street | BD21 3SH |
| Leeds – Morley Library | W.E. Putman (Borough Engineer) | 1906 | Commercial St, | LS27 8HZ |
| Cardiff – Cathays Library | Speir & Bevan | 1907 | Fairoak Road | CF24 4PW |
| Thornton Heath Library (Croydon) | Eric Edwin Hodder & G.F. Carter | 1914 | 190 Brigstock Rd | CR7 7JB |
| Wallasey (Liscard) Central Library | R.B. MacColl & George Edward Tonge | 1911 | 17 Earlston Rd | CH45 5DX |
| Manchester – Failsworth Library | Ernest Ogden & Percy Cartwright Hoy | 1909 | 397 Oldham Rd | M35 0AE |
| Royton Library | S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan | 1907 | Rochdale Rd | OL2 6QJ |
| Clackmannan | Ebenezer Simpson | 1903 | Main Street | FK10 4JA |
| Wombwell Library | Arthur B. Linford | 1907 | Station Rd | S73 0BA |