Everything about The Leighton Library totally explained
The
Leighton Library, or
Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross,
Dunblane, is the oldest purpose built
library in
Scotland. Its collection of around 4000 volumes and 78 manuscripts from the
16th to
19th Century is founded on the personal collection of
Robert Leighton (
1611–
1684),
Bishop of Dunblane and
Archbishop of
Glasgow, who had left the books to
Dunblane Cathedral.
Building
The library was built with a legacy of £100 from the late Archbishop Leighton. Despite scavenging building materials from the nearby
Cathedral and
Bishop's Palace, the total cost of the building works was £162 2s. 6d, which was met by the executors of the Archbishop's estate.
The two-storey building, with fore-stair, was completed in
1687. The building is one long wood lined apartment with two stone vaults below. It is lit by windows to the South and West.
At the beginning of the
20th Century the building had fallen into neglect and was affected by damp and, during
World War II, an air-raid shelter was constructed within its vaults. During the
1950s and
1980s renovation, repair, and cataloging was carried out, and the library was officially re-opened in
May 1990.
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