North East and North West England, Yorkshire and the Humber, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland Gallery

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Accrington Carnegie Public Library, 1908

Accrington Carnegie Public Library, Lancashire, 1908, Designed by: William J. Newton (Borough Engineer), open library

Almondbury Library, 1906

Almondbury Library, Kirklees, 1906, Designed by: K.F. Campbell (Borough Engineer), open library

Annfield Plain Library, 1908

Annfield Plain Library, Durham, 1908, Architect: Edward Cratney, open library

Ashby Library, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1906, Architect: W.H.Buttrick, re-purposed: gym

Ashton in Makerfield Library, 1906

Ashton in Makerfield Library, Wigan, 1906, Architects: J. B. & W. Thornley, open library

Askam Library, 1905

Askam Library, Cumbria, 1905, Designed by: W. Richardson (District Surveyor), open library

Atherton Library, Wigan, 1905, Architects: Arthur John Hope (Bradshaw, Gass and Hope), closed Library: empty

Banbridge Free Library and Technical School, Banbridge, 1902, Architect: Henry William Edward Hobart, re-purposed: office

Bangor Carnegie Library, 1910

Bangor Carnegie Library, County Down, 1910, Designed by: Ernest L. Woods (town surveyor), open library

Barnoldswick (Earby) Library, Pendle, 1935, closed Library: empty

Barrow in Furness Library, 1922

Barrow in Furness Library, Cumbria, 1922, Architect: Alderman John Charles, open library

Batley Library, 1907

Batley Library, Kirklees, 1907, Architects: Walter Hanstock & Son, open library

Belfast - Carnegie Old park, Belfast, 1906, Architects: Watt and Tullock, re-purposed: community centre

Belfast - Donegall Road Carnegie Library, Belfast, 1909, Architects: Watt and Tullock, re-purposed: office

Belfast - Falls Road Library, 1908

Belfast - Falls Road Library, Belfast, 1908, Architects: Watt and Tullock, open library

Benwell and Fenham Library, Newcastle, 1909, Architect: F.H. Holford, re-purposed: rehabilitation centre

Blackpool Central Library, 1911

Blackpool Central Library, Blackpool, 1911, Architects: Alex Cullen, Lochhead & Brown, open library

Bolton - Astley Bridge Branch Library, Bolton, 1910, Architects: Arthur John Hope (Bradshaw, Gass and Hope), re-purposed: office

Bolton - Farnworth Library, 1911

Bolton - Farnworth Library, Bolton, 1911, Architect: W.J. Lomax, open library

Bolton - Great Lever, Bolton, 1910, Architects: Arthur John Hope (Bradshaw, Gass and Hope), re-purposed: community centre

Bolton - Halliwell, Bolton, 1910, Architects: Henderson & Brown, re-purposed: community centre

Bolton upon Dearne (Dearne and Wombwell Boxing Club), Bolton upon Dearne, 1905, Architect: John Walker Wilson, re-purposed: gym

Burnley Library, Burnley, 1930, Designed by: George Hartley and Arthur Race (Borough Engineer), open library

Castleford Forum Library & Museum, Castleford, 1905, Architect: G.H. Vernon Cale, open library

Castleford Forum Library & Museum, 1905

Castleton Carnegie Library, Greater Manchester, 1905, Architect: Jesse Horsfall, re-purposed: office

Catton Hall, Allendale, Northumberland, 1914, village hall and reading room

Chadderton Library, Oldham, 1905, Architect: Arthur Reginald Groome & James Lindsay Grant, closed Library: empty

Cleator Moor Library, 1906

Cleator Moor Library, Cumbria, 1906, Architect: E.M. Martindale, open library

Clitheroe Library, 1905

Clitheroe Library, Lancashire, 1905, Architects: S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan, open library

Cockermouth Library, 1904

Cockermouth Library, Cumbria, 1904, Architect: A. Marsh (Son of Cockermouth District Surveyor), open library

Colne Library, Lancashire, 1907, re-purposed: residential

Crompton Library, Oldham, 1907, Architect: Jesse Horsfall, re-purposed: residential

Dalton in Furness Library, Cumbria, 1905, Designed by: W. Richardson (District Surveyor), re-purposed: residential

Darwen Library and Theatre, 1908

Darwen Library and Theatre, Lancashire, 1908, Architects: Fred Harrison & Charles Spencer Haywood, open library

Doncaster - Mexborough library, Doncaster, 1907, re-purposed: restaurant

Eccles Gateway Library, 1907

Eccles Gateway Library, Salford, 1907, Architect: Edward Potts (Potts Son & Hennings), open library

Ellesmere Port Library, Cheshire and West Cheshire, 1910, Architects: W. Edwardes Sproat & Eldon Warwick, re-purposed: office

Gainsborough Library, 1905

Gainsborough Library, Lincolnshire, 1905, Architect: H.G. Gamble, open library

Gateshead Central Library, 1926

Gateshead Central Library, Gateshead, 1926, Architect: David William Ditchburn, open library

Harrogate Library, 1906

Harrogate Library, North Yorkshire, 1906, Architect: Henry Thomas Hare, open library

Hartlepool Headland Library, Hartlepool, 1904, Designed by: H.C. Crummack (Borough Engineer), closed Library: empty

Haslingden Library, 1905

Haslingden Library, Lancashire, 1905, open library

Heckmondwike Library, 1911

Heckmondwike Library, Kirklees, 1911, Architect: Henry Stead, open library

Heywood Library, 1906

Heywood Library, Rochdale, 1906, Architects: North & Robin, open library

Horbury Library, 1906

Horbury Library, Wakefield, 1906, Architect: Benjamin Watson, open library

Hull - Kingston-upon-Hull Carnegie Library, Hull, 1905, Architect: John Henry Hirst, re-purposed: heritage centre

Hull - Sproatley Institute, Hull, 1912, Architect: W.W.H Todd, of Todd & Thorys, village hall and reading room

Ilkley Library, 1907

Ilkley Library, Bradford, 1907, Architect: William Bakewell, open library

Keighley Library, 1904

Keighley Library, Bradford, 1904, Architects: Arthur Ernest McKewan & James Arthur Swan, open library

Kendal Library, 1909

Kendal Library, Cumbria, 1909, Architect: T.F. Pennington, open library

Knutsford Library, Cheshire East, 1904, Architect: Alfred Darbyshire, re-purposed: nursery

Larne Carnegie Library, County Antrim, 1906, Architect: Nicholas Fitzsimons, re-purposed: museum

Leeds - Bramley Library, 1927

Leeds - Bramley Library, Leeds, 1927, Architects: George Herbert Foggitt & J. Addison, open library

Leeds - Burley Library, Leeds, 1926, Architect: Gilbert Burdett Howcroft, closed Library: empty

Leeds - Compton Road Library (Harehills), 1927

Leeds - Compton Road Library (Harehills), Leeds, 1927, Architect: Arthur William Kenyon, open library

Leeds - Morley Library, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1906

Leeds - Morley Library, Leeds, Yorkshire, 1906, Designed by: W.E. Putman (Borough Engineer), open library

Lindal & Marton Reading Room, Cumbria, 1905, Designed by: W. Richardson (District Surveyor), re-purposed: residential

Littleborough Library, 1903

Littleborough Library, Rochdale, 1903, Architects: S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan, open library

Liverpool - Crosby Library, Liverpool, 1905, Architect: C.J. Anderson, re-purposed: community centre

Liverpool - Garston Library, 1909

Liverpool - Garston Library, Liverpool, 1909, Designed by: Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor), open library

Liverpool - Old Swan Library, 1913

Liverpool - Old Swan Library, Liverpool, 1913, Designed by: Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor), open library

Liverpool - Sefton Park Library, 1911

Liverpool - Sefton Park Library, Liverpool, 1911, Designed by: Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor), open library

Liverpool - Walton and Fazakerley Library, Liverpool, 1911, Architect: Arnold Thornely, open library: community centre

Liverpool - Waterloo Library, Liverpool, 1908, Architects: Black & Milligan, re-purposed: office

Liverpool - West Derby (Tue Brook), Liverpool, 1905, Designed by: Thomas Shelmerdine (Corporation Architect and Surveyor), coming back: empty

Low Row Hall, North Yorkshire, 1909, village hall and institute

Lurgan Library, 1906

Lurgan Library, County Armagh, 1906, Architect: Henry William Edward Hobart, open library

Manchester - Chorlton Library, 1914

Manchester - Chorlton Library, Manchester , 1914, Designed by: Henry Price (City Architect), open library

Manchester - Didsbury Library, 1915

Manchester - Didsbury Library, Manchester, 1915, Designed by: Henry Price (City Architect), open library

Manchester - Failsworth Library, 1909

Manchester - Failsworth Library, Manchester, 1909, Architects: Ernest Ogden & Percy Cartwright Hoy, open library

Manchester - Levenshulme Library, Manchester, 1904, Architect: James Jepson, coming back

Manchester - Radcliffe library, 1907

Manchester - Radcliffe library, Manchester, 1907, Architect: Henry Lord, open library

Manchester - Withington Library, 1927

Manchester - Withington Library, Manchester, 1927, Designed by: Henry Price (City Architect), open library

Middlesbrough Central Library, 1912

Middlesbrough Central Library, Middlesbrough, 1912, Architect: Sir Thomas Edwin Cooper, open library

Milnrow Library, 1908

Milnrow Library, Rochdale, 1908, Architects: S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan, open library

Nelson Library, Pendle, 1908, Architects: J. Rigby Poyser & W. Brandreth Savidge, closed Library: empty

Neston Library, 1907

Neston Library, Cheshire West and Chester, 1907, Architects: Green Knowles & Russell, open library

New Mills Library, 1910

New Mills Library, Derbyshire, 1910, Architect: Richard Bassnett Preston, open library

Newton-le-Willows Library (Newton in Makerfield)(Earlestown), 1909

Newton-le-Willows Library (Newton in Makerfield)(Earlestown), St Helens, 1909, Architect: J. Myrtle Smith, open library

Normanton Library, West Yorkshire, 1907, Architect: Arthur Hartley, re-purposed: office

Oswaldtwistle Carnegie Library, 1915

Oswaldtwistle Carnegie Library, Lancashire, 1915, Architect: Frank Quentery Farmer, open library

Pemberton Library, Wigan, 1907, Architects: J. B. & W. Thornely, re-purposed: office

Penistone Library, Sheffield, 1913, Architect: Henry R. Collins, closed Library: empty

Penrith Library, Penrith, 1906, Architect: Joseph John Knewstubb, re-purposed: office

Pontefract Library, Wakefield, 1905, Architects: Garside & Pennington, re-purposed: museum

Portadown Library, Portadown UDC, 1905, Architect: James William Walby, re-purposed: office

Rawmarsh Carnegie Library, Rotherham, 1905, Architect: Joseph Platts, re-purposed: office

Rawtenstall Library, 1906

Rawtenstall Library, Lancashire, 1906, Architects: Crouch Butler & Savage, open library

Royton Library, 1907

Royton Library, Oldham, 1907, Architects: S. Butterworth & W.H. Duncan, open library

Runcorn Library, Cheshire, 1906, Architect: James Wilding, closed Library: empty

Scarborough Library, 1904

Scarborough Library, North Yorkshire, 1904, open library

Shipley Library, Shipley, West Yorkshire, 1906, Architect: Abraham Sharp, closed Library: empty

Skipton Library, 1910

Skipton Library, North Yorkshire, 1910, Architects: J. W. Broughton & J. Hartley, open library

Sowerby Bridge Library, 1905

Sowerby Bridge Library, Sowerby Bridge, 1905, Designed by: C.L. Whitehead (council surveyor), open library

St Anne's on Sea Library, 1906

St Anne's on Sea Library, Lancashire, 1906, Architect: John Dent Harker, open library

Liverpool- Stanley Road Reading Room (Kirkdale Library), 1911 closed Library

Sunderland - Hendon Carnegie Library, Sunderland, 1908, Architect: Edward Cratney, open library

Sunderland - Hendon Carnegie Library, Sunderland, 1908, Architect: Edward Cratney, open library

Sunderland - Kayll Road West Branch Library, 1909

Sunderland - Kayll Road West Branch Library, Sunderland, 1909, Architect: Hugh Taylor Decimus Hedley, open library

Sunderland - Monkwearmouth Branch Library, Sunderland, 1909, Architect: Edward Cratney, closed Library: empty

Swinton Library, Rotherham, 1906, re-purposed: residential

Thatto Heath Library, 1915

Thatto Heath Library, St Helens, 1915, Designed by: Arthur W. Bradley (Borough Engineer), open library

Thornaby-on-Tees Library, North Yorkshire, 1904, closed Library: empty

Thorne Library, Thorne, 1906, Architect: E.H. Ballan, re-purposed: office

Tinsley Library, Sheffield, 1905, Architects: E.S. Holmes & Adam Francis Watson, closed Library: empty

Tyldesley Library, Wigan, 1909, Architect: Col. Arthur John Hope (Bradshaw, Gass and Hope), closed Library: empty

Waberthwaite and Corney Institute, Cumbria, 1911, village hall

Wakefield - Drury Lane Library, Wakefield, 1906, Architects: Trimmell, Cox & Co., closed Library: unknown

Walkley Library, 1905

Walkley Library, South Yorkshire, 1905, Architects: William Frederick Hemsoll & Henry Leslie Paterson, open library

Wallasey (Liscard) Central Library, 1911

Wallasey (Liscard) Central Library, Wirral, 1911, Architects: R.B. MacColl & George Edward Tonge, open library

Westhoughton Library, 1906

Westhoughton Library, Bolton, 1906, Architects: Halsall, Tonge & Campbell, open library

Whitehaven Library, 1906

Whitehaven Library, Cumbria, 1906, Architects: Greig, Fairbairn & Macniven, open library

Wombwell Library, 1907

Wombwell Library, South Yorkshire, 1907, Architect: Arthur B. Linford, open library

Workington Library, Allerdale, 1904, Architects: W.A Mellon and George Wittet, re-purposed: Theatre

York Central Library, 1927

York Central Library, York, 1927, Architects: Brierley and Rutherford, open library