Central Library, known as a Carnegie Library built 1912 in Centre Square Middlesbrough Cleveland England UK

---

The Central Public Library was officially opened in 1912 by Alderman Amos Hinton. Built on two plots of land, one donated by Sir Hugh Bell, the other by Alderman Amos Hinton, the foundation stone was laid in 1910 and the building, sometimes known as the Carnegie Library, was officially opened on 8th May, 1912. Featuring a classical design selected from 203 submissions, its architects were Messrs. S. B. Russell and T. E. Cooper, of Gray's Inn Square, London.

---

Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Middlesbrough Cleveland Teesside England UK
Photo credit: © Peter Jordan_NE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1912, books, british, built, carnegie, central, centre, england, english, entertainment, knowledge, learn, lending, library, middlesbrough, pjphoto59, read, reading, reference, square, study, teesside, uk