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Blackridge, Craiginn Terrace, Blackridge Library
Farmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century), Library (Period Unassigned), Museum (Period Unassigned), Plaque (21st Century)
Site Name Blackridge, Craiginn Terrace, Blackridge Library
Classification Farmstead (19th Century) - (20th Century), Library (Period Unassigned), Museum (Period Unassigned), Plaque (21st Century)
Alternative Name(s) Community Centre; Craig Inn Centre; 9a Main Street
Canmore ID 275141
Site Number NS86NE 45
NGR NS 89875 67179
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275141
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Torphichen
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
9a Main Street, 1974, Haswell-Smith & Partners
Former public library built as a white curved-cornered book chest on brick stilts; continuous glazed clerestory and swirling, harled curving staircase down to the lower level.
Taken from "West Lothian: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Stuart Eydmann, Richard Jaques and Charles McKean, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Note (15 December 2022)
A former courtyard farmstead of Westcraigs, now converted into a community centre, library and museum. On the W wall and facing the courtyard is a plaque to the memory of the miners who lost their life in the local pits.
Information from HES 15 December 2022
