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Cumnock, 1-3 Lugar Street, The Baird Institute
Museum (19th Century) (1891), Reading Room (19th Century) (1891)
Site Name Cumnock, 1-3 Lugar Street, The Baird Institute
Classification Museum (19th Century) (1891), Reading Room (19th Century) (1891)
Canmore ID 371922
Site Number NS52SE 156
NGR NS 56745 20166
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/371922
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Old Cumnock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
Note (5 January 2023)
The Baird institute was built and opened in 1891 to provide a museum, billiard room and a reading room for local people. The building was designed by Robert Ingram of Kilmarnock in the Scottish Baronial style. It remains as a museum to this day.
Information from HES 5 January 2023
