1906 – Torquay Public Library, Devon
Architect: Thomas Davison
“Torquay is in possession of a Free Public Library, largely through the munificence of Mr. Andrew Carnegie who gave £7,500 to cover the cost of the building”.
“Torquay is in possession of a Free Public Library, largely through the munificence of Mr. Andrew Carnegie who gave £7,500 to cover the cost of the building”.
The present structure is one of the earliest steel-framed buildings in England, and details of its architecture reflect the earlier fortified building on the site.
The Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich was a Metropolitan borough in the County of London from 1900 to 1965.
Published in The Building News, August 17 1906.
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