Shankill Carnegie Free Library — New Vale

Detached three-bay single-storey library, designed 1910; built 1910-2; opened 1912, on a cruciform plan centred on single-bay single-storey double gabled projecting breakfront; three-bay single-storey rear (west) elevation centred on single-bay single-storey breakfront. Renovated, 1978. Pitched profiled terracotta tile roof on a cruciform plan centred on pitched double gabled (M-profile) profiled terracotta tile roof (breakfront), terracotta ridge tiles centred on copper spire-topped louvered timber "cupola", red brick English Garden Wall bond chimney stacks having dentilated stringcourses below cut-granite chamfered capping supporting ribbed terracotta tapered pots, dentilated timber bargeboards to gables on timber purlins, sprocketed eaves, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Gritdashed roughcast walls bellcast over tuck pointed snecked rock faced granite battered base with margined rock faced hammered granite flush quoins to corners; replacement cement rendered surface finish (breakfront) bellcast over tuck pointed snecked rock faced granite battered base with terracotta tile surface finish to gable. Round-headed central opening with concrete step threshold, red brick splayed surround supporting granite ashlar splayed voussoirs with "Cyma Recta"- or "Cyma Reversa"-detailed hood moulding. Square-headed door opening into library with replacement glazed timber double doors having overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with "Cavetto"-detailed timber sills, and timber surrounds framing timber casement windows having square glazing bars. Square-headed window openings (remainder) with "Cavetto"-detailed timber sills, and timber surrounds framing timber casement windows having square glazing bars. Set in landscaped grounds on a slightly elevated corner site with cast-iron "estate railings" to perimeter.