Historic libraries · West Midlands
Working Class Movement Library
Working Class Movement Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Crescent · 0.3 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Working Class Movement Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1950. Coordinates: 53.4843°, -2.2734°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Working Class Movement Library (WCML) is a collection of English language books, periodicals, pamphlets, archives and artefacts, relating to the development of the political and cultural institutions of the working class created by the Industrial Revolution, in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
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Background
History
In 1953, two bibliophiles, Eddie (Edmund) Frow and Ruth Haines, met at a Communist Party Summer School. In 1956, they set up home together and the merger of their book collections was the beginning of the Working Class Movement Library. They spent their spare time and money travelling around Britain, gathering new items for the collection. By 1960, the collection was being consulted by historians and academics, and they had attracted the support of other collectors of labour movement material. In 1964, they gained charitable trust status. By the mid 1980s, the collection had filled their semi in Trafford. Salford City Council agreed to support the library and, in 1987, gave the WCML, and…
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- Coordinates
- 53.4843, -2.2734
- District
- Salford
- Parish
- Salford, unparished area
- Postcode
- M5 4WX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salford
- Phone
- +44 161 778 0800
- Established
- 1950
- Nearest railway station
- Salford Crescent — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.wcml.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8034902 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Working Class Movement Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Working Class Movement Library, Salford - geograph.org.uk - 1705801.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Working Class Movement Library?
- Working Class Movement Library is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode M5 4WX), in the parish of Salford, unparished area.
- When was Working Class Movement Library built?
- Built or established in 1950.
- How do I get to Working Class Movement Library?
- The nearest railway station is Salford Crescent, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode M5 4WX.