KING JAMES LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF St ANDREWS

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Description

The King James Library was founded in 1612 with the patronage of James VI & I. The Library is in the north range of St Mary's College quadrangle, above Parliament Hall. Distinguished scientist James Gregory, first Regius Professor of Mathematics (1668-1673), worked in the Library. A meridian line was placed in the floor in 1726 to commemorate his work. This line continues outside across the pavement of South Street.

Source

fifeeast

Type

Museum

Identifier

2090

Spatial Coverage

current,56.3394,-2.794153;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

St Mary's Quad

Place

St. Andrews

IsNewThisYear

AddressLine2

South Street

OpeningDate1

1/9/2019

OpeningTime1

1200 - 1600

WC

Yes

DisabledWC

Yes

DisabledAccess

Refreshments

EventsForChildren

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

LimitedAccess

Yes

NotAccessible

ID

16646

IsIncludedThisYear

Yes

Postcode

KY16 9JU

Citation

“KING JAMES LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF St ANDREWS,” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/2088.

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