Save Grant Lodge!

Former Elgin Library

Grant Lodge s the former Elgin Library.

It is located in a prominent position in the Cooper Park.

In 1903 it was given as a free gift (along with the grounds) to the "Community of Elgin" by the owner, Sir George Cooper.

The grounds were to be used as a park and the Lodge as a "Public Library and Reading Rooms and a Museum of Arts and Industries for the use and benefit of the inhabitants of Elgin".

Join the Grant Lodge Trust!

We welcome all new members. If you agree with the above objectives and wish to be a member of Grant Lodge Trust (charity) then please contact us and we will be in touch.

Alternatively, please download our membership application form (PDF).

Deed of Gift

The terms of the Deed of Gift, which was executed by Sir George, specifically prohibit the selling or letting on long lease of the Lodge or the Park and this has been a stumbling block when planning how to restore the Lodge.

Unloved!

Since a fire in 2003, it has been boarded-up, unused and unloved.

The Grant Lodge Trust, GLT

Grant Lodge Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee with no share capital, and a Scottish Registered Charity.

The objectives of Grant Lodge Trust (GLT) are to preserve, conserve and develop Grant Lodge in Elgin and its immediate surroundings and also the advancement of education, arts, heritage, culture, science, sports and health.

The Trust is a separate group from the Friends of Grant Lodge.

The Friends of Grant Lodge, FoGL

The Friends of Grant Lodge, FoGL, was set up in 2011, following a public meeting.

They are a pressure group, with the objective of returning the Lodge into community use in line with the intentions of Sir George Cooper.

They will keep raising the issue of Grant Lodge with The Moray Council who are the trustees charged with the responsibility of adhering to the terms of the Deed of Gift.

The Moray Growth Deal

The Moray Growth Deal will deliver transformational investment to drive economic growth across the region by investing over £100 million in eight strategic projects that will maximise Moray's future economic competitiveness.

The redevelopment of Grant Lodge is one of the eight strategic projects that comprise the Cultural Quarter part of the Growth Deal.

More information can be found here on the MyMoray website.

Grant Lodge Redevelopment - Frequently Asked Questions

This is some information from Moray Council.