John Passmore Edwards
Liskeard Free Library
History
| Work on the library commenced in February 1896, on the chosen site on the garden to Stuart House. During the excavations for the library workers found a well defined silver lead load, two feet in width and seven foot from the surface running in a North and South direction. Some very fine stones were taken from it before being sealed over. The building being directly on to the pavemenet complaints were received about obstruction and members of the council at one point raised concern about finding the £200 required to complete the furnishing of the library. But all this was forgotten when, on a dry and sunny October morning the residents of Liskeard joined in the celebrations of the opening of the Library by Passmore Edwards and its dedication to the memory of Charles Buller MP (1805-1848) . | ||
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© Dean Evans 2004
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February 18, 2007
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