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Reading Room, Main Street, Longniddry

A Category C Listed Building in Gladsmuir, East Lothian

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.974 / 55°58'26"N

Longitude: -2.8957 / 2°53'44"W

OS Eastings: 344198

OS Northings: 676031

OS Grid: NT441760

Mapcode National: GBR 2M.WPDB

Mapcode Global: WH7TW.H3BK

Plus Code: 9C7VX4F3+JP

Entry Name: Reading Room, Main Street, Longniddry

Listing Name: Longniddry Main Street Reading Room

Listing Date: 27 January 1993

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 346215

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13169

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200346215

Location: Gladsmuir

County: East Lothian

Electoral Ward: Preston, Seton and Gosford

Parish: Gladsmuir

Traditional County: East Lothian

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Description

Dated circa 1890. Single storey, 3-bay reading room. Timber construction. Door to right return of advanced gabled porch at centre, bipartites flanking large 4-light window to gable end. Multi-pane glazing pattern overhanging eaves with barge boarding and finials. Corrugated metal to roof, brick stack to lean-to boiler house at rear.

Statement of Interest

Listed for historical interest; the reading room was gifted to Longniddry circo 1890 by the Countess of Wemyss and March (see plaque on porch).

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