2014

SJ8397 : The Reading Girl, Manchester Central Library

taken 11 years ago, near to Manchester, England

The Reading Girl, Manchester Central Library
The Reading Girl, Manchester Central Library
The white marble statue on the first landing to the left-hand staircase in the entrance hall of the library, is The Reading Girl by Giovanni Ciniselli (1832-1883). She was bought in Italy by Daniel Adamson, the first chairman of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, and given to the library by his family in 1938.

The stained glass behind the statue is one of two side windows, designed by George Kruger Gray, which depict the coats of arms of the City of Manchester, the University of Manchester, and the County and Duchy of Lancaster.
Manchester Central Library

Manchester Central Library, which is the second-biggest public lending library in Britain (after Birmingham's), is a circular building, south of the extended Town Hall. The library was constructed between 1930 and 1934 but, because of its traditional neoclassical design, many people mistakenly believe that it is much older. The form of the building, a columned portico attached to a rotunda domed structure, is loosely derived from the Pantheon, Rome

The building, which was first opened by King George V on 17 July 1934, is a Grade II* listed building (English Heritage ID:457312 LinkExternal link British Listed Buildings). It re-opened in March 2014, after a four-year project to renovate and modernise its facilities (LinkExternal link The Guardian)

LinkExternal link Inside Central Library (Manchester City Council)


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SJ8397, 2758 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 8 April, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 10 April, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8387 9792 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:28.6653N 2:14.6702W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8388 9793
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Southwest (about 225 degrees)
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