Category Archives: Library

Chorlton Library

May 19, 2025Eric CorbettLibraryNot on Wikipedia

Built in 1914, one of the 660 libraries funded in Britain by the Scottish-American steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

Manchester Free Library

Jun 21, 2018Eric CorbettEnglish, Greater Manchester, Library

Warrington Perambulating Library

Jun 11, 2018Eric CorbettEnglish, Library

The Warrington Perambulating Library has been described by historian Ian Orton as “one of the most revolutionary library advances of the nineteenth century”.

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Manchester Free Library
First library to be set up under the provisions of the Public Libraries Act 1850, in Manchester, England, which allowed local authorities to impose a local tax of one penny to pay for the service.

Warrington Perambulating Library
The Warrington Perambulating Library has been described by historian Ian Orton as “one of the most revolutionary library advances of the nineteenth century”.

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