2000.6599

iBase ID

1039

Title

The Old Library

Short Title

2000.6599

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Alf Gentle

Accession Number

2000.6599

Related Accession Number

2005.5666.1538

Description

St Albans Public Library, Victoria Street. This building was later converted into a public house. This library was opened in 1911 and replaced the library which had previously been housed in the School of Art (now the Maltings Surgery). It was built was the financial assistance of Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-born American industrialist, who received the freedom of the city in October 1911 in recognition of his generosity.

Description (In House)

See also Street Survey 1986 - 2005.5666.1538.

Type of Original

photographic slide

Original Photographer or Artist

Gentle, Alf

Date of Original

1967

Period of Original

1960-1969

Neg No.

G1592

High Resolution File Name

G1592.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 282

Raw File CD No

CD 281

Neg Format

135 transparency

Scanned By

Amy Cooke

Original Location

3) MoStA Archive Room

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

Old Library building, Victoria Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

Library Image Notes

Alf Gentle Slide folder 2.

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Original File Details

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