The Old Quadrangle, Manchester University
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The Old Quadrangle, Manchester University
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 24 Feb 2015
The building in the centre of the view was built in 1890 as the new 'Study of Education'. The Christie's Library was a gift from the former law professor, historian and bibliophile Richard Copley Christie. For much of the twentieth century it housed the University’s principal science library. One hundred years later, and after the building of main University Library, the Christie Science Library was converted into a Bistro. To its left is the Students' Services Centre, and the more modern building to the right is the Alan Gilbert Learning Commons - the new library that superseded Christie's. It is surprisingly small for the main library of such a big university.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.465013
Longitude
-2.233735