1889-90 Extension, University Library, South Street, St Andrews is a Grade B listed building in the Fife local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 April 1959. Library.

1889-90 Extension, University Library, South Street, St Andrews

WRENN ID
tangled-shingle-amber
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Fife
Constituency
North East Fife MP: Wendy Chamberlain (LD)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 April 1959
Type
Library
OS grid reference
NO 510 165
Coordinates
56.33873, -2.79376
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The 1889-90 extension of the University Library in St Andrews was designed by architect W.W. Robertson. This building showcases a Scots Renaissance style and is constructed from two-storey snecked rubble, featuring elaborate detailing. The structure has since been divided horizontally.

Local climate

1889-90 Extension, University Library, South Street, St Andrews receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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