Brief description
Foundation stone was laid on 28th September 1905 by the Mayor, Councillor William Middlebrook.
Awarded Grade II listing in 1986
Current status: Still open as a public library, run by Leeds council (2016)
- Year grant given (if known): 1903
- Amount of grant: £6,170
- Year opened (and by who – if known): 27 October 1906 by Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine Esq. (see below – he was a Manx author )
Photo of library today (2011):
Photo credit: Leeds libraries
Details:
Old photos of library (postcards):
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Web links:
- Entry on the listed buildings register
- Photo of the plaque and information about the person who opened the library
- Morley library – old photos and new, and information
- Photograph of the opening ceremony – in the Leeds photographic archive
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