Andrew Carnegie and James Campbell Walker 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.
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