Bristol Central Library, College Green
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Bristol Central Library, College Green
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 26 Jun 2015
In 1899 Vincent Stuckey Lean left a bequest of £50,000 to replace Bristol's old public library building on King Street. An architectural competition was organised, and won by the firm of H. Percy Adams with designs by his assistant Charles Holden, at a cost of £30,000. The new library was built on land adjacent to the historic Abbey Gatehouse, and opened in 1906. It is a Grade I listed building.
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Image Location
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51.451554
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-2.602213