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Name. Founded. Special Character and Remarks. No. of Vols. To whom Accessible. Print, MSS. LONDON contd. Lincoln s Inn. 1497 Law, Gen. Lit.; cat. pr.; 45,000 Many. Mem. Hale MSS. Linnean Society. Linnteus s lib. apart. London Institution. 1800 Hist., Topgr. ; cat. pr. 70,000 Few. Sub. (0. b. 1.). London Library. 1S41 Cat. pr. 1875-81. 90,000 Sub. Medical Society. 1773 Med. Sci. 11,200 300 Mem. Meteorolog. Office. 185.0 Meteorol. and Magnet! -m. 6,000 Officials. Middle Temple. 1G41 Law, Miscel. ; cat. pr. 1880. 30,000 Few. Mem. Museum of Practi 1843 Sci., Geol., Min. ; cat. pr. 30,000 By introd. cal Geology. 1878. Netting Hill Free 1874 Supported by Mr J. Hey- 5,000 Open. Public Library. wood. Numismatic Soc. 1S36 Numismatics. 2,000 Few. Mem. Obstetrical Society. 1859 Obstetrics. 3,000 Med. men. Oratory, Brompton. 1849 Mainly Theol. 18,000 Mem. Parent" Office Lib. 1855 Sci.; cat. printing. 80,000 Open. Phannaceutic. Soc. 1841 I harm., Chem., Bot; br. 8,000 Few. Mem. in Edin. with 700 vols. Reform Club. 1841 30,000 Mem. Roy. A cad. of Arts. 1769 Fine Arts ; pr. cat. 1877. 5,500 Mem. (0. b. 1.). Roy. Acad. of Music. 1822 Music. 850 Mem. Roy. Archaeol. Inst. 1845 Antiq., Hist. 3,000 Few. Mem. Roy. Asiatic Soc. is-. :) Chiefly Oriental. 12,750 750 Mem. Roy. Astron. Soc.
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Astronomical. 8,000 300 Mem. Royal Coll. of Phy 1525 Medical. 16,000 200 Mem. sicians. Royal College of 1801 Med.; 40,000 pamphlets and 42,500 Mem. Surgeons. dissertations. Roy. Colonial Inst. 1869 Colonial, Indian. 2,000 Fell. (0. b. 1.). Roy. Geogr. Soc. 1832 Geograph., Maps; cat.pr. Over Fell. 1881. 20,000 (0. b. 1.). Roy. Historical Soc. 875 Hist. 2,000 Fell. Roy. Inst. of British 1834 Architecture; al>o a loan 6,700 Mem. Architects. coll. (.). b. ].). Rojal Institution. 803 lief.; classified pr. cat. 40,000 Few. Mem. Royal Medical and 1805 Med., <fec.; cat. pr. in 3 32,000 Few. Fell.; on Chirurgical Soc. vols. 1879. introd. Royal Society. 16C5 Sci. : trans, and periodicals. 40,000 Fell. Roy. Soc. of Lit. 1820 8,000 Mem. Roy. United Service 1831 Milit. and Naval; cat. pr. 20,000 Few. Officers of Institution. 1865. A. and N. Russell Institution. 1808 17,500 Sub. Sacred Harmonic So. Music ; pr. cat. 4,851 By leave. St Bartholomew s 1667 Med., Gen.; new lib. builr 8,000 Stud. Hospital. 1870. St Paul s Cath. L. Theol.; pamphlets. 8,700 3ath. body Do. School. 1670 Milton edns. and edns. of 3,300 Few. Masters <fc Lily s gram. 8th class. St Thomas IIosp. Med. 5,000 Stud. Sion College. 1639 1 heol., Hist.; interleaved 50,600 Few. London Bodleian eat. in use. Clergy by sub. Sir J. Soane s Mus. Soc. of Antiquaries. 1707 Antiq., Topog. 20,000 500 Fell. Soc. of Bib. Arch. 1870 liibl. Archa-ology. 2,000 Mem. Soc. of Telegraph 1876 Electric, and Magnetism ; 3,000 Open. Engineers. form, by Sir F. Ronalds; cat. pr. 1880. S. Kensington Mus. (1) Educational L. 1857 Education ; cat. pr. 42,190 Teachers, Stud., bub. (2) National Art L. 852 Art ; drawings, itc. 56,000 Do. (3) Dyce Lib. 1809 Gen., English Drama; beq. 14,600 MSS. Do. of Rev. A. Dyce. (4) Forster Lib. 187G Gen., Hist., Antiq., Ac.; 19,000 MSS. Do. beq. of Juhn Forster. South London Fr. L. 1878 Newsroom. 2,000 3pen. Statistical Society. 1834 Statist. 10,000 Few. Mem. University College. 1828 Chiefly Clas., Sci., Med.; 100,000 Stud. ; oth. Chinese, Icelandic.Math.. by inlrod. and Dante coll. University of Lond. 1837 Grote and De Morgan col!. 11,000 Mem. Victor! i Institute. 1855 Theol. 800 (o. b. L). Mem. War Office. Milit.,Topogr.; MS.records. 25,000 Officials. Westminster- Free Public Lib. 1857 L. A. ; 1 branch. 13,527 Open. Dean & Chapter L Theol., Historv. 11,000 Chapter. Working Men s Coll. 1854 Chiefly Sci. and Hist. 4,360 Mem. Zoological Society. LYNN : Zoological. 9,000 25 Mem. Stanley Library. MACCLESFIELD: 1854 Founder 15th Earl Derby. 17,000 Sub. Free Library. MADELEY: 1876 L. A. 10,000 Open. Free Library. L.A. MAIDSTONE : Mus. and Pub. Lib. MANCHESTER : 185S Gen. ref. ; L. A. 10,000 Open. Athenajum Library Cathedral Library. Clietham s Library 1835 18H9 1653 Lib. partly burnt in 1873. Mainly Theol. Chieriy older Lit. ; Popery 18,511 500 40,000 Few. 800 Sub. Cath. clor. Open. tracts ; Halliwell coll. Free Public Librar> 1852 Central ref. L. and 6 R65.000 Few. Open. Grammar School. branches; pr. cat. LS5,000 5 000 Boys Lancashire Indcp College Library. 1S1C Chief. Theol. 11)000 20 Stud. (n Vi 1 "l Mech. Inst. UKAA ^o. u. l.}. Medical Soc. Lib. Owens College Lib 1834 1851 Med. ; at Owens Coll. Coll. Course. j JUU 24,000 31,000 Many. MrtlT, em. Sub. Stud. (o. b. 1.). Name. Founded. Special Character and Remarks. No. of Vols. To whom Accessible. Print. MSS. MANCHESTER cont. Portico Lib. 1804 Many pamphlets. 30,000 Sub. Radford Lib. (St 1853 Med., Obstet. ; pr. cat. 1877. 3,500 Staff. Mary s Hosp.). MARLBOROUGH COL. Adderley Lib. 1S4S 7,400 5th and 6th forms. MAYNOOTH COLL. 1795 Chiefly Catholic Theol. 40,000 Few. Stud. (0. b. 1.). MlPDLESBOROUGH : Free Libraiy. 1871 L. A. ; Ibrch.read.-room. 9,500 Open. NEWCASTLE-ON- TYNE : Literary and Philo 1793 Gen. ref. ; printed cat. 60,000 Sub. sophical Society. Public Libraiy. 1874 L. A. ; new building erect 25,000 Burgesses ing. and Resi. NEWPORT : Free Library. 1870 L. A. ; also art school. 6,734 Resi. NORTHAMPTON : Free Library. 1876 L. A.; also mus. and school* 11,000 Resi. of art and sci. NORWICH : Cathedral Library. Monastic; diieflyDiv. 5,700 Oioc. cler. Free Library. 1854 Gen., Local ; L. A, 6,000 Open. Norfolk & Norwich Lit, Inst. Public Library. 1784 Gen., Clas. 45,000 Sub. NOTTINGHAM : Free Public Lib. 1867 Gen., Local (Byron) ; L. A. ; 26,000 Open. 2 branches. OSCOTT : St Mary s Coll. Lib. 1839 Largely Theol. and Clas. ; 20,238 70 pui chased >y Bp. Walsh. OXFORD : All Souls Library. 1443 Gen.. Law ; Codrington 40,000 300 Grad., <fcc. bequest, 1710. Balliol College Lib. 1 5th Undergiad. merged with cent Coll. Lib. Bodleian Library. 1C02 Copyright privilege. 400,000 30,000 Grad. (o.b. 1.). Brazenose Coll. L. ante Cndergrad. lib. of 1000 12,000 Fell. 1520 vols. (o. b. 1.). Christ Church L. Div., Clas., Top. ; Morris 33,000 337 Mem. coll.; Wake MSS. (o. b. 1.). Corpus Coll. L. Exeter Coll. Lib. 1314 Also an undergr. lib. 25,000 Fell. (o. b. 1.). Hertford Coll. Lib. Jesus Cull. Lib. c. 1621 Also an undergrad. ("Mey- 7,000 141 Fell. rick") lib. (o. b. 1.). Keble Coll. Lib. 1870 Chief. Theol. ; Keble MSS. 8,600 10 Mem. Lincoln Coll. Lib. Iheol. 15,000 Magdalen Coll. L. 1458 22,500 250 Fell. (o. b. 1.). Merton Coll. L. r. 1370 Has lately specialized in 12,OCO 350 Mem. mod. hist, (foreign). (o. b. 1.). New College Lib. l:j.% Gen., Clas., Theol. 17,000 350 Mem. Oriel College Lib. Comp. Phil, and Myth. 82 Pembroke Coll. L. 3,000 Public Library. 1854 L.A. 7,000 By guar. Queen s Coll. Lib. 1400 Gen., Theol. .Hist.; under 50,000 400 Fell. grad. read.-room (o.b. 1.1. Raddiffe Library. 1749 Sci. and Med. ; now at Mus. 30,000 M. of Univ. St Edmund Hall. I atristic Lit. Small. Mem. St John s Coll. Lib. 20,000 210 Fell. (o. b. L). Taylor Inst. Lib. 1848 Mod. Europ. Lit. ; Dante S0,000 110 Mem. of Lit,; Mazarinades; Lui her Univ. pamphlets. (o. b. L). Trinity College Lib. 1554 Also an undergr. lib. Fell., &c. (o. b. 1.). Unattached Stud. L. 1872 Stud. Lib. 2,000 Stud. by fee. Union Society. 1836 17,000 Mem. University Coll. L. "Vadham Coll. Lib. 1613 Coll. on Bot. and Spanish 16,000 Reformers (Wiffer.j. Worcester Coll. L. 1714 Chiefly Clas. and Theol. ; 23,000 Resident specialties in clas.ardia;o. M.A.s. PAISLEY : Free Public Lib. 1870 L. A.; mus, art galleries, 19,000 ICO Open. and observatory. PEEBLES : Chambers Inst. 1859 Founder Dr W. Chambers. 15,000 Sub. only. PENZANCE : Public Library. 181S 15,400 Sub. PERTH : Mechanics Lib. 1823 Gen., Local ; burnt 18C9. 7,000 Sub. Perth Library. PETERBOROUGH : Cathedral Library. Monastic ; mainly Theol. 4,000 By introd. PLYMOUTH : Free Public Lib. 1876 Gen.,Dev. and Corn. Coll.; 15,000 Open. L. A. (1871). Proprietary and 1820 CoMonian Mus. and Lib. 16,084 Proprie. Cottonian Lib. annexed 1853. and Sub. PORT-GLASGOW: Public Libraiy. 179S Closed 1868 ; reop. 1872. 2,500 Sub. PRESTON : Free Public Lib. 1879 Harris bequest ; L. A. 10,000 Open. Dr Shepherd s Lib. 1762 Ref. ; bequeathed by Dr 11,622 54 Order from Shepherd to town. alderman. READING : Free Library. 1875 Xot under L. A. ; A. re 6,000 Open. cently adopted, however.
