Clitheroe Library
Clitheroe Library is a Carnegie library in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. It was opened in 1905.
History
The library was designed by the partnership of Briggs and Wolstenholme. It occupies a site at the fork of two roads and at the narrowest part features a turret with a clock and a conical roof. Historic England and the architectural historian Pevsner describe the style as "Loire" (referring to the Châteaux of the Loire Valley). Since 1976 it has been protected as a Grade II listed building. It still serves its original purpose as a public library. In 1990 there was a major refurbishment and the library was extended into the adjacent building, the Old Town Hall.
Gallery
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French Renaissance architecture, a possible source of inspiration for Clitheroe Library -
The interior of the library -
The interior of the library
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clitheroe Library.
References
- ^ Andrew Carnegie Public Library. (Historic England 1362175).
- ^ Lancashire 2: the rural north. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin 1969.
- ^ "Town Council History". Clitheroe Town Council. Retrieved 4 August 2021.