Nottingham Subscription Library
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The Nottingham Subscription Library is a subscription library
in the UK. It was founded in 1816 and moved to its present location at Bromley House on Angel Row in 1822. This building is grade II* listed and was built as a town house for George Smith, the grandson of the founder of Smith's Bank
, the oldest known provincial bank in the country.
the library has over 1,000 members who pay an annual subscription. The library has a stock of over 35,000 books which includes a good selection of interest to local historians, and a wide selection of 19th and 20th century novels. It also contains more modern items such as audiobooks and DVDs.
Subscription library
A subscription library is a library that is financed by private funds either from membership fees or endowments...
in the UK. It was founded in 1816 and moved to its present location at Bromley House on Angel Row in 1822. This building is grade II* listed and was built as a town house for George Smith, the grandson of the founder of Smith's Bank
Smith's Bank
Smith's Bank in Nottingham was one of the earliest banks established in England and was the first English bank outside London.-Thomas Smith :...
, the oldest known provincial bank in the country.
the library has over 1,000 members who pay an annual subscription. The library has a stock of over 35,000 books which includes a good selection of interest to local historians, and a wide selection of 19th and 20th century novels. It also contains more modern items such as audiobooks and DVDs.