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First Public Library

mikejee

mikejee

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The very first public library in Birmingham was burnt down . A new paper added to the newspaper archive describes the event.

Penny Illustrated paper.18.1.1879.1.jpg
Penny Illustrated paper.18.1.1879.2.jpg
 
Mike

I realise that I have posted this photo elsewhere, but it does help demonstrate how utter and devastating this fire was in 1879 with only 1000 books saved from a stock of 50,000.

City Chamberlain Square Central Library Fire photo (1).jpg
 
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