Old Salisbury Library entrance
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Old Salisbury Library entrance
Image: © Colin Cheesman Taken: 4 Apr 2014
The 1850 Public Libraries Act allowed councils to increase the rates to provide public libraries. Strangely Salisbury resisted this extra burden until 1890 when the first library was started in Endless Street. Fifteen years later the library moved to purpose built premises provided in part by that well known philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The photograph shows the entrance and carvings. This library served the town until the mid 1970's when it moved to its current location in Castle Street. The library is now called Old Library Chambers and is full of solicitors and accountants.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.070501
Longitude
-1.795426