Didsbury library

Brief description

John Henry Price (city architect) was the architect of Didsbury Library, on Wilmslow Road and he described it as; ‘designed in the fifteenth century gothic style with tracery windows and emblems of Science, Knowledge, Literature, Music and Arts and Crafts in stone distributed over the building’. He also designed Chorlton library.

Awarded Grade II listing in 1974

Current status: Still open as a public library, run by Manchester city council (2017)

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• Year opened (and by who – if known): Saturday 15 May 1915

Photo of library today (2011):

Photo © Gerald England (cc-by-sa/2.0)

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Old photo of library (postcard):

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Web links:

• • Entry on the listed buildings register
  • News article: History of Didsbury Library to be explored during centenary celebrations (incl photo gallery)