Middlesbrough Central Library

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Central Public Library, Middlesbrough


Centre Square

  • Description

    "Overlooked by the statue of John Vaughan 1799 - 1868, discoverer of ironstone in the Eston Hills, builder of the first iron works in Middlesbrough and one time mayor of Middlesbrough. The library was built in 1910 with the generosity of Andrew Carnegie, the American steel magnate, who gave £15,000 towards its building. He made it clear the money was to be used for the building only, not for the site nor for the maintenance. This money meant that the renowned architectural partnership of Thomas Edwin Cooper and Samuel Bridgeman Russell could be commissioned for the design and superior materials used in the construction. It is a Grade II listed building." Photo by Mick Garratt, 2006.

  • Owner

    Mick Garratt

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/279412
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 3 years, 4 months ago
    Viewed: 334 times
    Picture Taken: 2006-11-14

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