Clitheroe Library
Clitheroe Library is a Carnegie library in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1905.
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| Country | England |
| Established | 1905 |
| Location | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Coordinates | 53.8730°N 2.3906°W |
| Website | www |
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History
The library was designed by the partnership of Briggs and Wolstenholme. It occupies a site at the fork of two roads and at the narrowest part features a turret with a clock and a conical roof. Historic England and the architectural historian Pevsner describe the style as "Loire" (referring to the Châteaux of the Loire Valley).[1][2] Since 1976 it has been protected as a Grade II listed building.[1] It still serves its original purpose as a public library. In 1990 there was a major refurbishment and the library was extended into the adjacent building, the Old Town Hall.[3]
Gallery
French Renaissance architecture, a possible source of inspiration for Clitheroe Library
The interior of the library
The interior of the library
References
- Andrew Carnegie Public Library. (Historic England 1362175).
- Lancashire 2: the rural north. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin 1969.
- "Town Council History". Clitheroe Town Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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