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Name. Founded. Special Character and Remarks. No. of Vols. To whom Accessible. Print. MSS.
RICHMOND: Free Public Lib. 1881 L. A. 7,000 Resi.
Wesleyan Theological Institute. 1843 Chief. Theol. 14,000 Staff and Stud.
RIPON: Minster Library. 1624 Misc. 5,340 Clergy (o. b. l.).
ROCHDALE: Equitable Pioneers' Society. 1849 Central Lending L. and 17 newsrooms, each with small ref. lib. 14,475 Mem.
Free Public Lib. 1872 Gen., Local Lit.; L. A. 30,175 Open.
ROCHESTER: Cathedral Library. Misc.; printed cat. 1,100 Dioc. Cler.
ROSSALL: School Library.
ROTHERHAM: Free Library. 1880 L. A. 3,200 Inhabit.
RUGBY: School Library. ante 1813 Temple reading-room 1879. 5,000 Few. Masters & Boys.
ST ANDREWS :
University Library.
1C 12
Includes the three coll.
90,000
200
Mem.
lib. (1455, 1512, 1537).
(0. b. ].).
ST HELEN S:
Free Library.
1S54
Gen., Local ; L. A.
6,000
Few.
Open.
1877
-iALFORD :
Royal Mus. and L.
1S49
L. A. ; 4 branches.
70,000 150
Open.
SALISBURY :
Cathedral Library, llth
Chiefly Theol. ; pr. cat.
4,877
187
Open.
cent
SHEFFIELD :
Free Lib. and Mus.
1855
L. A. ; 3 branches.
66,000
Resi.
SHREWSBURY :
School Library.
Older Lit.
5,000
Few.
Masters
(0. b. 1.).
SMETHWICK :
Free Library.
1876
L. A.
4,036
Open.
SOUTHAMPTON :
Hartley Institute.
1862
Ref. ; coll. of old French
18,000
Few.
Sub. ; pub.
lit., mud., clas.
in eveng.
SOUTHPORT :
Atkinson Free Lib.
1875
L. A. ; 1 branch.
10,350
By guar.
SoUTH SHIELDS:
Public Library.
1871
L. A. ; 1 br. newsroom.
13,250
Open.
STAFFORD :
William Salt Lib.
1872
Gen. ref., Archseol.
7,500
Num
Open.
Staffordshire coll.
erous.
STOCKPORT :
Free Public Library.
1875
L. A.
16,400
Open.
STOKE-UPON-TRENT:
Free Library.
1878
L. A. ; also a Mus.
6,186
Open.
SUNDERLAND":
Public Free Lib.
1862
L. A.
10,000
By guar.
SWANSEA :
Public Library.
1874
Gen. ref., Welsh Lit.
26,500
20
Open.
L. A. ; 3 branches ;
Rowland Williams beq.
Roy. Inst. of Soutl
1835
Gen., Wales ; printed cat.
13,000
Few.
Sub.
Wales.
THURSO :
Free Library.
1875
L. A. ; Robert Dick s coll.
2,500
Resi.
TRURO :
Bishop Phillpott sL.
fheol.
5,000
Dioc. Cler.,
or Sub.
Cornwall Library.
1792
7,000
Sub.
Roval Inst. of Corn
1818
Science and Archasol. ; also
1,750
Mem.
wall.
Mus
TYNEMOUTH :
Free Library.
1868
L. A.
19.083
3y guar.
WALSALL :
Free Library.
1859
L. A. ; 1 branch.
10,850
Open.
WARE :
St Edmund s Coll. L.
1794
Gen. .Theol.; inlSC9many
20,000
Mem.
books removed to St
Thomas Seminary, Ham
NV VUHI VGTON
mersmith.
Museum.
1848
Gen., Local ; L. A.
18,000
100
Sub. for
lend. lib.
WARWICK
Free Library.
1866 L. A.
8,000
Open.
WEDNESBURY
)
Free Library
1878 L. A.
7,000
Open.
WELLS:
Cathedral Lib. c.
1660
Chiefly Theol.
4,000
Few.
Open by 1.
WEST BKOMWICH .-
Five Library.
1874
L. A.
12,000
Open.
WlGAN :
Free Public Lib.
1877
Gen., Mining ; L. A
27,000
1
Open.
WlI.LF.NHALL:
Public Library.
1875
U A. ; lending library
3,200
Jy guar.
only.
WINCHESTER :
Cathedral Library.
1684
Chiefly Theol.
4,500
15
Dioc. Cler.
College. Moberley L.
! - 7
3,750
Boys.
Public Library.
1S77
L. A.; old lib. existed in
2,170
Rest by
Guildhall before.
guarant.
WINDSOR:
Eton College Lib.
15th
Chiefly Clas. and Tlieoi.
23,000
100
Masters ;
cent
Par. Cler.
Eton School Lib.
1 - L 1
8,000
Joys.
Royal Library.
By
Prints, <fec., coll. by Geo.
70 COO
Wil.
III., and Raphael coll.
IV.
of Prince Consort.
a
Name.
3
C
Special Character and
No. of Vols. Towhonl
1
Remarks.
Print, i MSS.
Accessible.
WOLVERHAMPTON :
Free Library.
1860
L. A. ; Field Club and
24,500
Winter Lectures.
WORCESTER :
Cathedral Library.
1640
Chiefly Theol.
4,085
251
Dioc. Cler.
Public Library.
1SSO
Gen., Soi., Worcester;
12,000
(0. b. 1.).
Non-resi.
WKEXHAM :
L. A. ; Hastings Mus.
by sub.
Free Library.
1879
L. A.; reading-room ant
ref. lib.
Open.
YORK :
Minster Library.
Subscription Lib.
1794
Monastic; printed cat.
Gen.. Local.
11,000
40,000
300
Open by 1.
Mem.
II. FRANCE.
ABBEVILLE :
1
Bibliotheque do la
1685
Printed cat. preparing.
40,000
Few.
Open; bks.
Ville.
lent.
AGEN :
Bibliotheque.
Largely monastic; cat. to
30,000
Few.
Open.
be printed.
Aix:
Bibliotheque Me-
1786
Me janes bequest of 80,000
150,000
1,100
Open; bks.
janes.
1810
vols.
1. to prof.
AJACCIO (Corsica) :
Bibliotheque.
1800
Founded by Lucien Bona
30,000
200
Open; bky.
parte.
lent by 1.
AMIENS :
B. Communale.
1791
Printed catalogues.
70,000
800
Do.
ANGERS :
1
B. Communale.
1791
Gen., Anjou ; twopopulai
44,000
1,500
Open.
libs, in connexion.
ARRAS :
Bibliotheque.
40,000
1,200
AUCH :
B. Communale.
1793
15,000
Open.
AUXERRE :
BiblioUiequc.
Gen., Local.
40,000
224
Open ; bks.
lent by 1.
AVIGNON:
Bibliotheque.
1791
93,000?
1,200
BEAUNE :
B. de la Ville.
1794
39,000
500
Do.
BESANgoN :
B. de la Villa.
1694
130,000
1,800
Open; b. 1.
BLOIS :
B. Communale.
1792
30,000
Few.
Open ; bks.
1812
lent by 1.
BORDEAUX :
Bibliotheqne.
18
Succeeded lib. of Acad.
190,000
1,500
Open.
estab. in first half of 18tl
cent. ; cat. partly pr.
BOULOGNE :
B. Communale.
1798
50,600
90
Open.
BOURG :
B. Communale.
1790 Gen., Theol., History.
30,000
60
Op.; bks.l.
BOURGES :
B. publique.
1792 Largely older lit.
25,000
327
Op.; bks.l.
BREST :
B. do 1 Ecole dc
1802 Med., Sci.
15,200
Med. staff.
Medecine Navale.
CAEN :
Bibliotheque.
1809
Succeeded the Unirer. L
80,000
524
Open.
founded 1431.
C AMBRAI :
Bibliotheque.
1791
Rich in monastic coll.
40,000
1.300
CARPENTRAS :
Bibliotheque.
Gen., Local; Peiresc JISS
25,000
1,000
Open.
CHALONS-SUR-
MARNE:
Bibliothcque.
1800
30,000
80
CHARTRES :
B. Communale.
1794
Rich in early MSS. and bks.
65,000.
1,673
Op. ; bks. 1.
CHAUMONT :
Bibliotheque Publ.
1790
Gen., Loc. ; rich in incun.
32,000
300
Open.
CLERMONT-
FERRAND :
Bibliotaeque.
40,000
400
DIJON :
B. Publique.
1708
Rich in Hist.
79,427
1,106
Open.
DOLE (Jura) :
Bibliotheque.
ante
Printed cat.
27,853
Open.
1786
DOUAI :
B. Publique.
1789
Rich in theology and law.
100,000
1,297
Dpen.
EPINAL:
Bibliotheque.
30,000
220
GRENOBLE :
Bibliotheque.
.772
Gen., Local.
170,000
7,000
3p. ; bks.l.
HAVRE :
B. Municipale.
1790
36,121
59
Do.
LA ROCHELLE :
B. de la Ville.
1604
Gen., Hist., Local.
30,C46
569
Do.
1797
LAVAL :
B. Municipale.
1822
28,000
3pen.
LE MANS :
Bibliotheque.
80,000?
700
LILLE:
B. Municipale.
1790
Sen., Local ; pr. cat.
75,000
800 <
Jp. ; bks. 1.
LYONS :
B. de la Ville.
530
120,000
1,500
B. du Pal. des Arts.
- 06 Sci. and Art ; printed cat.
65,600 46 Ipen. XIV. --69
