Former Hindley Library and Museum building

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Former Hindley Library and Museum building

Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 13 Jun 2023

Funded by local industrialist John Leyland and opened in 1886. Listed Grade II. The library facilities were mode elsewhere in the early 21st century and it is now only partly occupied by a nursery school.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.535209
Longitude
-2.578726