Chetham's Library
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Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, is the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music,
"The oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world."
The 15th-century Baronial Hall next to Chetham's Library
The window alcove in which Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels worked
Humphrey Chetham
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Humphrey Chetham was an English textile merchant, financier and philanthropist, responsible for the creation of Chetham's Hospital and Chetham's Library, the oldest public library in the English-speak
Chetham's Library
…English-speaking world. Chetham's Hospital, which contains both the library and Chetham's School of Music, was established in 1653 under the will of Humphrey Chetham (1580–1653), for the education of "the sons of honest, industrious and painful parents", and a library for the use of scholars. The library has been…
Portrait of Humphrey Chetham, now in the library reading room
Crumpsall Hall, The Birthplace of Humphrey Chetham
The arms of the Chetham family as displayed above the door of the Chetham Arms pub in Chapeltown
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