John Rylands was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the owner of the largest textile manufacturing concern in the United Kingdom, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire.
John Rylands
Statue of John Rylands by John Cassidy (1899) in the Rylands Library Reading Room
Former Union Baptist Chapel, Edge Lane, Stretford (opened by John Rylands, 1867), later the Rylands Hall, offices of the St Vincent Housing Association
The historic reading room of the John Rylands library looking west (statue of John Rylands by John Cassidy in distance)
Worshipful Company of Curriers
The Worshipful Company of Curriers is one of the ancient livery companies of London, associated with the leather trade.
The Curriers' Company Coat of Arms