Wanlockhead Miners' Library
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- Tipo
- Library
- Sítio Web
- http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk/miners-library/
- Descrição:
- Wanlockhead Miner’s Library is the second oldest subscription Library in Scotland and indeed Europe and was established ‘….for our mutual improvement’. on the 1st November 1756 with 32 men. The Library was funded by subscriptions from the Miners, but a contribution was also made by mining companies too in order to encourage ‘self-improvement’ in the miners.
The library originally started in the school but as the subscription numbers increased and the number of books in stock increased, it was necessary to move the library to a cottage, which was given to them by the mine overseers in 1787. However the cottage was too small and it was found to be necessary to build a larger building, which came into use in July 1788. As the stock of books rose to over 2,000 again the problem of space forced them to build a new library from subscription money. This was opened in January 1851 and this is the library you can see today.
Once the library was fully repaired and the interior environment had stabilised thus ensuring the books were no longer in danger of further deterioration, the collection was put back on the shelves. Today the library houses a collection of books which have been recognised to have “Great National Importance” and can be seen as a symbol of the lead miners’ culture and education. - Adicionado Por
- Rivendell
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- ID do Local de Eventos
- 102361
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