The University Library, the Cosin Library and The Exchequer

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Palace Green Library


Durham University

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    Palace Green, Durham. The University Library was designed by Anthony Salvin and completed in 1857. Cosin's library, in the centre, was built in 1667-8 by John Longstaffe. The stone turret was added in 1833-4. To the right is the Exchequer Building built in the 15th century and the only of the Prince-Bishops administrative buildings to have survived from medieval times. It function was to administer the bishops' legal and financial transactions.

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    Reading Tom

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    What does this mean? Attribution License

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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/16801915@N06/13017958893/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 6 years, 9 months ago
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    Picture Taken: 2014-02-01T10:21:44

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