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Lytham Library
Library in Lancashire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lytham library was built originally as a Mechanics Institute. It included a small library of books and a reading room and opened on 30 August 1878. The building was extended in 1898 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, including a new reading room, gymnasium and classrooms. The extension was opened by the Duke of Norfolk. In 1922 the library became part of the Municipal Borough of Lytham St Annes with the amalgamation of St Anne's on the Sea and Lytham Urban District Councils. In 1974 the administration of the library was taken over by Lancashire County Council. In Buildings of England Hartwell and Pevsner describe its 'Dark red and yellow and black brick dressings, including dentil sill bands and 'quoins'. Steep coped gables with jaunty finials, and lancets. Bay windows of yellow brick'.[1]
Lytham Library | |
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![]() Lytham Library, 2009 | |
General information | |
Type | Library |
Architectural style | Gothic |
Address | Clifton Street |
Town or city | Lytham, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53.7375°N 2.9580°W / 53.7375; -2.9580 |
Opened | 30 August 1878 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Collinson |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Lytham Library |
Designated | 15-Feb-1993 |
Reference no. | 1291791 |