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About. Chetham’s Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest public library in the English-speaking world. We are an independent charity and the vast collection that we care for has been designated as having national and international importance. The Library began acquiring books in August 1655, and has been adding to the collections ever ...
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A Brief History of Chetham’s. Chetham’s Library, which was...
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Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), the most successful gentleman...
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A Brief History of Chetham’s. Chetham’s Library, which was founded in 1653, is the oldest surviving public library in Britain. It was established under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580-1653), a prosperous Manchester textile merchant, banker and landowner. Chetham also made provision for a school for forty poor boys, now a specialist music ...
Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. [1] Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music , was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents", [ 1 ] and a library for the use of scholars.
Feb 2, 2020 · Chetham’s will, made in 1651, set aside £7,000 for acquiring lands to be worth at least £420 per annum, as an endowment for a school with places for 40 poor boys from the Manchester area. £500 was set aside for the purchase of property to house the school, £1,000 for buying books to establish a free public library for Manchester, £100 for fitting out a library building and another £200 ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Chetham’s Library, the oldest public library in England, is one of the most fascinating destinations in Manchester. But this isn’t just any stuff old library. It’s been home to notorious 16th century sorcerers, political innovators, ghosts, and even the Devil Himself, if stories are to be believed. Walking into Chetham’s library is like ...
Jun 3, 2020 · The Zenith of Manchester’s Gothic: Chetham’s Library. The Cathedral is surely what most people would consider to be Manchester’s oldest surviving Gothic building dating to the medieval period (Fig.1). However, large parts of the Cathedral were built or rebuilt after its initial foundation in 1421; in particular it was significantly ...
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The building, furniture, artworks, and collections of Chetham’s Library are designated as having national and international significance by Arts Council and it is an accredited museum. For nearly three decades, Friedrich Engels intermittently resided in Manchester. During this period, Karl Marx made several visits, staying at 70 Great Ducie ...
