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Andrew Carnegie

Photograph at the Andrew Carnegie blue plaque

Carnegie Library. Andrew Carnegie funded 2,811 free libraries around the world. This was the very first of them opened in 1883 at a total cost of £8000. The architect was JC Walker. James Shearer extended the building in 1914-21 and it was further extended in 1993.

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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.

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