A copy of the original design drawings for the Montrave Hall are mounted on the wall in the hall today. The description of the building is 'Proposed Temporary Iron and Wood Hall and Museum'. The hall has proven to be more than 'temporary', having lasted over 100 years. No longer just made from iron and wood, it has been reinforced and modernised over the years. The museum (which was located to the rear of the building), however, has been gone for several decades.
When the Montrave Hall was opened in 1910, the museum contained 'the collection of birds, by Sir John Gilmour and Largo Field Naturalist Society' according to the Evening Telegraph. Whether there was more to the museum's collection than that is unclear, as is it when it ceased to exist or what happened to its contents. If you know more, please comment.
When the Montrave Hall was opened in 1910, the museum contained 'the collection of birds, by Sir John Gilmour and Largo Field Naturalist Society' according to the Evening Telegraph. Whether there was more to the museum's collection than that is unclear, as is it when it ceased to exist or what happened to its contents. If you know more, please comment.
The newspaper archives over the years since the opening in 1910 report on a wide variety of events taking place within the hall. Examples include concerts, jumble sales, weddings, socials, whist drives, lectures and talks, dressmaking and quilting exhibitions, amateur dramatic performances, debates and discussions, art exhibitions, anniversary celebrations, fund-raising events, meetings of clubs and societies, sales of work, sporting activities and dances. If you can add to this list, please comment.
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