Brief description
The architects were Ernest Ogden and Percy Cartwright Hoy. The library was on Oldham Road.
“The library moved out of this building into a then modern building around the corner in the 60’s/70’s and the library was used as council offices for many years and became a bit dilapidated. Then about ten or fifteen years ago the council saw sense and it was refurbished, extended and they moved the library back in” (source – blog post linked below.)
Current status: Not sure when the library moved out again – but it is currently in the buildings next door to the original library, which were originally council offices. The library space is now offices. (2021)
- Year grant given (if known):
- Amount of grant: £3,000
- Year opened (and by who – if known): 1909
Photo of library in 2020 :
Old photo of library (postcard):
Nothing in my collection yet
Visited?
Not yet
Web links:
- Blog post: That Carnegie library in Failsworth (Andrew Simpson, June 2019)
- Failsworth timeline
