Watt Institution and Greenock Library, Union Street, Greenock: interior view of the library showing Chantrey's statue of James Watt

RIBA Ref No RIBA85219

Architect/Designer	Blore, Edward (1787-1879)
	Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt (1781-1841)
Country	UK: Scotland
City	Greenock
Subject Date	1846
Image Date	1830
View	Interior
Style	Gothic Revival
Medium	Print
Library Reference	SC193/67
Orientation	Landscape
Colour Info	Colour
Credit	RIBA Collections
Subject	Libraries

NOTES: The library was erected to Blore's designs by James Watt to house the statue of his father by Chantry and the books of the Greenock public library (1837). The wings of the library were added when sufficient money had been raised (1846).

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