Discover Alone← Back to nearby map

Andrew Carnegie and James Campbell Walker blue plaque

Blue plaque

Overview

Andrew Carnegie and James Campbell Walker blue plaque is recorded as Blue plaque in Scotland Fife. This blue commemorative plaque records: Carnegie Library. Andrew Carnegie funded 2,811 free libraries around the world.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This blue commemorative plaque records: Carnegie Library.

People and events

The saved account records: Andrew Carnegie funded 2,811 free libraries around the world.

How it worked

The saved account records: This was the very first of them opened in 1883 at a total cost of £8000.

What remains

The saved account records: James Shearer extended the building in 1914-21 and it was further extended in 1993.

Why it mattered

Andrew Carnegie and James Campbell Walker blue plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Carnegie Library. Andrew Carnegie funded 2,811 free libraries around the world. This was the very first of them opened in 1883 at a total cost of £8000. The architect was JC Walker. James Shearer extended the building in 1914-21 and it was further extended in 1993. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

A monument record does not grant access to the land or permission to touch, climb or disturb it. Check current paths, ownership and protection before visiting.

Sources

Add the human story of this place