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26-692: Old Library or Old Library Building may refer to: United Kingdom [ edit ] Old Library, Bristol , a historic library building dating from 1740 Old Library, Cardiff , previously the main public library for Cardiff, 1882–1988 The Old Library, Liverpool , a former Andrew Carnegie library Old Library Building, one of the Newcastle University buildings at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne Old Library, Wrexham , Wrexham's former library from 1907 United States [ edit ] Old Library Building (Tucson, Arizona), listed on

52-526: A "Southeyopolis", recorded in his correspondence of that year. This was months in advance of his development of Pantisocracy with Coleridge in 1794. In 1795 his borrowings of Classical history books corresponded to topics he was covering in a series of public lectures in Bristol. In the 19th century, complaints were recorded both by the Bristol Library Society, which wanted the space occupied by

78-539: A 5-window front including a 3-window centre with a pediment . The shallow porch , which has fluted Composite columns, is unobtrusive in a similar way to other buildings of the 1730s in Bristol. It was probably designed by the stonemason and carver James Paty the Elder , the first in a succession of members of the Paty family prominent as builders of 18th century Bristol, although John Strahan has also been suggested as

104-404: A county by itself, to be called the county of Bristol in perpetuity, and that the burgesses and their heirs and successors should have in perpetuity within the town of Bristol and its suburbs and precincts certain liberties and exemptions and enjoy them fully and use them as is more fully contained in the said charter. Bristol was the first provincial town to be given this status. The first act of

130-511: A possible architect. Another possibility that has been suggested is William Halfpenny . The imposing and disproportionately tall first storey of the Old Library was echoed in Halfpenny's designs a few years later for Clifton Court and Coopers' Hall , although this could have been imitation of Paty's design. It is believed that Paty did carve the building's ornamentation. Unfortunately, many of

156-450: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Old Library, Bristol The Old Library ( grid reference ST587727 ) is a historic building on the north side of King Street, Bristol , England. It was built in 1738–40 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building . Until 1906 it housed the main collections of Bristol's public library , which

182-719: The Bristol Museum , the fossils were destroyed in World War ;II . However Catcott's books were in the new Central Library and survived. History of local government in Bristol The exact date of establishment of a town council is unknown. The Domesday survey recorded that Bristol, then known as Brygstowe was part of the royal manor of Barton and was a borough governed by a reeve , and assessed at 110 marks. Charters confirming rights and duties were granted by Henry II in 1172 and by John in 1190. The first known mayor

208-535: The Mount Primary School on St Michael's Hill in Bristol, which may have come from the library. A west wing, projecting towards the street, was added in the late 18th century. The Old Library's reading room had contained antique furniture and fittings, including an ornate oak overmantel carved by Grinling Gibbons . These were moved to the Bristol Room of the new Central Library. A forerunner of

234-637: The NRHP in Pima County, Arizona Old Library Building (Maysville, Kentucky) , listed on the NRHP in Kentucky Old Library (Bryn Mawr College) , formerly known as the M. Carey Thomas Library Old Library, West Chester , Pennsylvania, dating from 1902 Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee) , listed on the NRHP in Tennessee The Old Library, an alternative name for Battle Hall at

260-600: The University of Texas at Austin [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Library_Building&oldid=1155906418 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Short description

286-592: The choice of keeping an elected mayor or going back to the committee system of governance that was in place before Ferguson became the city's first directly elected mayor in November 2012. The result was 59% of voters choosing to abolish the role of mayor at the end of current Mayor Marvin Rees' term in 2024. From 1974 to 1996, Bristol was subsumed into the new county of Avon following the Redcliffe-Maud Report . Avon

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312-512: The city's collection for its own books, and by the Bristol public, who were denied access to both collections. The city eventually ejected the Society, making the library free to the public from 1856. In 1876 after a refurbishment it was renamed as the Central Library. In 1899 Vincent Stuckey Lean left a bequest of £50,000 for a new library building. As a result, in 1906 the library was moved to

338-415: The decorative features have been lost over time and as a result of repairs. Decaying features such as a fine Bristol coat of arms on the pediment, figures of putti depicted reading books above the first floor windows, and much of the mouldings and other details, were removed in the 20th century instead of being restored. One of the putti may have survived; there is one on the wall of St Michael on

364-713: The first citizen civic representative role of the Lord Mayor. In 2017 the elected role of Mayor of the West of England was created covering an area that includes Bristol with new powers outside the Mayor of Bristol role. In December 2021, the majority of opposition councillors backed a legally binding motion to hold a referendum on the future of the role of the Elected Mayor of Bristol. The referendum, which took place in May 2022, offered Bristolians

390-547: The library was the first in the country to establish a "Local Collection", containing local history books and maps. Since then the Central Library's Local Studies Service has gone on to gain "designated status" under the national Designation Scheme . The Old Library housed one of the first public displays of fossils in the country, obtained in 1779 from the bequest by the Bristolian geologist Alexander Catcott of his collections of books, fossils and minerals. Later transferred to

416-455: The mayor the right to be styled Lord Mayor . When a woman served she was still referred to as lord mayor, rather than lady mayoress. In 2012, the new post of Mayor of Bristol was created following a referendum held on 3 May. The first elections to the new post were held on 15 November 2012, and resulted in the election of George Ferguson (Independent). This post differs from that of the Lord Mayor. It will be an executive role as opposed to

442-472: The new county, required by the royal charter , was that the boundaries of the county be surveyed. In later centuries the perambulation of the county boundary by the mayor and sheriff became an annual civic ritual performed jointly by the outgoing and incoming mayor and sheriffs, along with the aldmermen and others. Bristol was first described as a city in a charter of Elizabeth I in 1581, but this document suggests that Bristol had been granted city status at

468-417: The newly built Bristol Central Library on College Green . The King Street building eventually became a restaurant. Notable 19th-century city librarians include, James Fawckner Nicholls (1868-83) and John Taylor (1883-93), who were co-authors of Bristol Past and Present (1881-2). The present King Street building dates from 1738–40. It was built in the early Georgian Palladian style, with

494-522: The public library was the library of the Parish Church of St Leonards the vicars being the first Librarians. In 1613 the library's founding collection was the donation of Tobias Matthew , the Archbishop of York , who was born in Bristol. In 1906 it was transferred to the new Central Library, which also reacquired the Bristol Library Society's reference collection of 45,000 books. In the 19th century

520-471: The time of Henry VII . The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 established Bristol Corporation, which consisted of 48 councillors and 18 aldermen . The term Corporation of Bristol or Bristol Corporation, encompassing the mayor and common council, had been in use since the eighteenth century at least. Bristol became a county borough in 1888 and the boundaries were extended into Gloucestershire and Somerset . The first historically recorded mayor of Bristol

546-498: The town's rights, enabling the burgesses to choose coroners and to farm the fees payable to the king. In 1373, Edward III granted a charter to Bristol stating that: We have conceded to our beloved burgesses of our town of Bristol and to their heirs and successors in perpetuity that the town of Bristol with its suburbs and precincts shall henceforth be separate from the counties of Gloucester and Somerset and be in all things exempt both by land and by sea, and that it should be

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572-526: Was Roger Cordewainer who is referred to in orders issued by King John in 1216. He, however, was a royal appointment. From the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century Bristol treated Adam le Page (appointed 29 September 1216) as its first mayor, probably because he was the first to be chosen by the town for an annual one-year office. Following the Bristol riots of 1831 the then incumbent mayor of Bristol Charles Pinney

598-533: Was Roger Cordwainer, who is referred to in Crown documents from the summer of 1216. He, however, appears to have been an appointee of King John. The first mayor chosen by the townspeople was Adam Le Page, who took office on 29 September 1216. As the town developed the mayor was assisted by provosts, later known as stewards and bailiffs. A list of mayors dating from 1216 was published by the town clerk , Robert Ricart, in 1479. A charter granted by Henry III in 1256, extended

624-450: Was one of the first in England when it was founded in 1613 on the same site. Users of the library included Samuel Taylor Coleridge , Robert Southey and Humphry Davy . From 1779 the building also contained one of the country's first public displays of fossils . Founded in 1613, Bristol's public library was only preceded in England by those of Norwich in 1608 and Ipswich in 1612. It

650-695: Was originally housed in the King Street lodge of Bristol merchant Robert Redwood, who donated it to Bristol Corporation . When this building decayed the city replaced it in 1738–40 on the same site. In 1772 the King Street library was taken over by the Bristol Library Society , a subscription library . Over time its private membership would include Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Humphry Davy. Southey joined in 1793 and his very first borrowing, William Enfield 's History of Philosophy , contained utopian material which gave him ideas for

676-560: Was tried in London for negligence, but found innocent. This was one of many local disturbances throughout England leading to the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and the installation of a permanent mayoral office. From early times the mayor was the chief officer of the council, elected by the members of the common council. The position of mayoress was usually held by the wife or daughter of the mayor. In 1899, Queen Victoria granted

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