. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Brown of Astrop, Bart. Gules a cheveran or betvjeen tzuo bears* pa'ws erased in chief ar- gent and four hands con- joined in saltire of the second in base, on a chief engrailed gold an tagle displayed sable. Walker of Osmaii- ton, Bart. Or three pal- lets gules surmounted by a saltire argent charged â¢with a hart^s head erased proper, on a chief axure a garb betiveen tvio stars of the ^rSt, in 1877, and the Museum Extension and Technical School in 1902 ; a proud adornment to the city, later made still more attractive by the l
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. Brown of Astrop, Bart. Gules a cheveran or betvjeen tzuo bears* pa'ws erased in chief ar- gent and four hands con- joined in saltire of the second in base, on a chief engrailed gold an tagle displayed sable. Walker of Osmaii- ton, Bart. Or three pal- lets gules surmounted by a saltire argent charged â¢with a hart^s head erased proper, on a chief axure a garb betiveen tvio stars of the ^rSt, in 1877, and the Museum Extension and Technical School in 1902 ; a proud adornment to the city, later made still more attractive by the laying out of gardens with statues in the centre of the great place. The development of these institutions during the last half-century can only be briefly summarized. The Central Library, opened in 1852 with 8,296 volumes, now contains close on 150,000 volumes ; it is most strongly equipped on local history and topography, natural history,and the fine arts; the last-named section has been greatly strengthened by the bequest of the Hornby Library, now housed in a beautiful additional room. There are also nine lending libraries in various parts of the city, having among them nearly 140,000 ;' The Museums fall into two sectionsâ the Museum of Natural History, which has been built up round the nucleus bequeathed by Lord Derby in 1852, and is now of great range, probably unsurpassed out of London ; and the Museum of Antiquities and Anthropology, which includes some very valuable col- lections mainly provided by bequest of Mr. Joseph Mayer in 1867. The large extension of the build- ings effected in 1902 for the first time gives adequate room for the display of these ;' In the Art Gallery a large permanent collection has been accumulated by gift and purchase. It includes some modern paintings of wide fame, also the Roscoe col- lection of Early Italian art, formerly housed at the Royal Institution. The controlling committee has wisely set itself to obta
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