PUBLIC LIBRARY
Location: Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Set Up In: 1864
Designed By: R. Roskelle Bayne
Contains: About 75000 Books
Set Up In: 1864
Designed By: R. Roskelle Bayne
Contains: About 75000 Books
Standing at Alfred Park, the Public Library was opened as a
memorial to the friendship of Lord Thornhill, the then Commissioner of
Allahabad and Mr, Mayne, the then
Collector. It was called the 'Thornhill and Mayne Memorial'.
Designed by R. Roskell Bayne, the Public Library is a remarkable example
of Gothic style of architecture. The memorial has a lofty tower and
arcaded cloisters. In 1879, the library was shifted to the present
premises at Alfred Park. It has about 75,000 books, besides a treasure
trove of manuscripts and journals.
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