Falkirk Public Library, Hope Street, Falkirk is a Grade B listed building in the Falkirk local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 25 October 1972. Library. 1 related planning application.

Falkirk Public Library, Hope Street, Falkirk

WRENN ID
solitary-stone-azure
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Falkirk
Constituency
Falkirk MP: Euan Stainbank (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
25 October 1972
Type
Library
Address
Falkirk Public Library, Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5AU
OS grid reference
NS 885 801
Coordinates
56.00162, -3.7886
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Falkirk Public Library, designed by McArthy and Watson in 1901, showcases 14th century Gothic architectural style with finely detailed red ashlar stonework. The building features a tall two-storey facade with four windows and a twin-gabled front. There is a lower side section that has a piended roof and a dormer head. Inside, the entrance hall and staircase display good original craftsmanship and design. The library also retains excellent original glasswork.

Local climate

Falkirk Public Library, Hope Street, Falkirk sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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