Public Library And Museum At Beaney Institute

1. 944 HIGH STREET (North East Side)

Public Library & Museum TR 1457 NE 4/507 at Beaney Institute

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2. Built in 1897 by A H Campbell. 2 storeys and basement. Stone plinth. Brick ground floor and timber-framed 1st floor with mosaic infilling. Tiled roof with large brick stack. 3 gables with elaborately carved bargeboards and central finial surmounted by weather vane. In the central gable are 2 stone putti supporting the legend "The Beaney Institute for the education of working men. Public Library and Museum". Curved braces and quatrefoil ornaments. Fine curved brackets support tile gable. The lst floor has 2 elaborate mullioned and transomed windows with leaded lights and a central oriel. Ground floor has 2 double segmental arched mullioned and transomed windows with terra cotta roundels of female figures representing Art and Science. Central doorcase has a pentice tiled roof with elaborate carved cornice and brackets. Curved stone balustrade and steps. Beautifully decorated rainwater head.

The Public Library and Museum at Beaney Institute, Nos 20, 20A, 21, 24 & King's Bridge form a group.

Listing NGR: TR1486257898