The Reading Girl Statue, Central Library, Manchester
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The Reading Girl Statue, Central Library, Manchester
Image: © Brian Deegan Taken: 27 May 2022
Reading Girl by Giovanni Ciniselli (1832-1883). She was bought in Italy by Daniel Adamson, the first chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, and given to the library by his family in 1938.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.477935
Longitude
-2.244504