Three Centuries of a City Library: an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857Stephen, Geo. A. (George Arthur)
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Three Centuries of a City Library: an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Norwich Public Library Established in 1608 and the present Public Library opened in 1857
Stephen, Geo. A. (George Arthur)
Norwich (England). Public Libraries
The Library was removed about 1801, when it was lent to the "Public
Library" (see p. 13), to a building formerly a Roman Catholic Chapel, in
what is now St. Andrew's Street, which afterwards became a portion of the
old Museum Building, now the offices of the Norwich Guardians. In 1835
the City Library, still on loan to the "Public Library," went with it to
its new building in the Market Place opposite the north door of the
Guildhall, on the site of its successor, the present Norfolk and Norwich
Subscription Library. The City Library returned to the direct control of
the Corporation in 1862, and was housed in the present Public Library
building then recently erected.
DONATIONS TO THE CITY LIBRARY, 1608-1737.
(_Extracted from the Vellum Book_.)
DATE. DONOR. VOLS.
1608 Pettus, Sir John, 15
Knt., Alderman of
Norwich
1608 Downing, Mrs. 3
Susannah, wife of
Alderman George
Downing
1609 Corye, Mr. Thomas, 10
Merchant
1609 Hirne, Sir Thomas, 12
Knt.
1609/10 Corbett, Thomas, Esq. 6
1609/10 Doyly, Henry, Esq. 2
1610 Doyly, Charles, Gent. 11
1610 Sedgwick, Robert, 12
Merchant
1610 Peade, Michael, 2
Notary Public and
Registrar to the
Archdeacon of Norwich
1610 Mingay, John, Gent. 2
1610 Pettus, Augustine, 4
Son and heir of the
said [Sir] John
[Pettus]
Howlett, Laurence, 1
S.T.B., Minister of
St. Andrew's
1611 Newhowse, Thomas, 4
A.M., & Minister of
God's Word
1611 Hannam, William, 3
Gent., A.M.
1612/3 Garsett, Robert, Esq. 7
1613 Blowe, Joanna, widow 4
1613 Thurston, Hamond, 3
Merchant
1613 Peckover, Mathew, 3
late Sheriff of
Norwich
1614 Launey, Peter, 2
Minister of the
Walloon Church [in
Norwich]
Wells, William, 5
Theologiae
Baccalaureus
Throkmorton, 2
Bassingbourne
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