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Fixtures and Fittings

Reference room, Middlesbrough Central Library, 1912 – Architect: Sir Thomas Edwin Cooper

Some libraries retain significantly more fixtures and fittings than others and many have been necessarily updated or replaced. None match the magnificence of Middlesbrough Central Library’s oak-lined reference room shown above, in which the back of every reader’s chair is inscribed “MPL”.

Typical Features
Service desks
Bookshelves