Designating the Carnegie Public Library in Dumbarton

Overview

We propose to designate the Carnegie public library in Dumbarton as a listed building.

Dumbarton Library, located along Strathleven Place, was designed in the Renaissance style by local architect, William Reid. The building is dated 1909 and is a two-storey, three-bay, purpose-built public library that was funded through the Public Libraries (Scotland) Act and the Carnegie library grant scheme.

Constructed in locally sourced Dalreoch sandstone to the front elevation, the plan form of the library is typical for a library building of this date and the principal interior spaces remain largely as they were designed, including its committee room on the upper floor. Its scale, relative lack of later alteration and its architectural quality overall all contribute to Dumbarton Library’s special architectural interest as a major example of an early-20^th century public library.

We are now gathering views on our proposal to list this building at category B.

Read more about why we think the library meets the criteria for listing by downloading our Report.

Dumbarton Library, principal elevation © Historic Environment Scotland

How we designate listed buildings

We list buildings of special architectural or historic interest. A dedicated team researches and assesses all designation applications.

You can find out more about listed buildings in the Advice and Support section of the Historic Environment Scotland website, and read our Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019).

To merit listing, the structure must meet set listing criteria.

Find out about the listing process.

Why your views matter

We’d like to know whether you agree with our proposal.

To help you respond to the following survey, please read why we think the library meets the criteria for listing by downloading our Report of Handling.

You can tell us if you agree with our proposal by completing the short questionnaire below.

This questionnaire usually takes 5-10 minutes to complete.

Find out what comments we consider and what happens next in our consultation guide or watch our designations video on YouTube.

You can also watch a version of this video in British Sign Language.