The John Rylands Library

at 150 Deansgate, Manchester , M3 3EH United Kingdom

1. Library

The John Rylands Library, Deansgate opened in 1900. Now part of The University of Manchester Library.

Description

The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, was founded by Enriqueta Rylands in memory of her husband John Rylands. In 1889 the architect Basil Champneys designed the striking gothic building, which took ten years to build and was opened to public readers on 1 January 1900. The Library became part of The University of Manchester in 1972 and currently holds the Special Collections of the John Rylands University Library. Mrs Rylands' memorial to her husband is now part of the third largest academic library in the United Kingdom, and the Deansgate building houses over 250,000 printed volumes, and well over a million manuscripts and archival items. We are also on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheJohnRylands Looking for The University of Manchester Library main page - see http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/The-John-Rylands-University-Library/25777209922

Opening time

• Mondays: 12:00- 17:00
• Tuesdays: 10:00- 17:00
• Wednesdays: 10:00- 17:00
• Thursdays: 10:00- 17:00
• Fridays: 10:00- 17:00
• Saturdays: 10:00- 17:00
• Sundays: 12:00- 17:00

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Summary

The John Rylands Library is Manchester based place and this enity listed in Library category. Located at 150 Deansgate M3 3EH. Contact phone number of The John Rylands Library: 0161 306 0555