Clitheroe Library Explained

Country:England
Location:Clitheroe, Lancashire
Coordinates:53.873°N -2.3906°W
Location Map:United Kingdom Borough of Ribble Valley
Map Dot Label: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).[1] Since 1976 it has been protected as a Grade II listed building.[2] 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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Lancashire 2: the rural north. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin 1969.
  2. http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1362175 Andrew Carnegie Public Library
  3. Web site: Town Council History. Clitheroe Town Council. 4 August 2021.