Library

hosted by

Oakwood Church Leeds



Home Walk Around The Clock

The building housing Leeds City Council’s Oakwood Library was

once a private home with a coach house, stables and hay loft (which were once let to a joiner) that are now used as a private garage


In 1898 it was a private house owned by Benjamin Robinson who was connected with the well known Leeds jeweller, Owen Robinson.


Over the years the house was owned by several families including a Commercial Traveller, a Draper and an Engineer before it was sold by executors to Leeds Corporation for £4000 and opened as a Branch Library in 1953


Part of the building was used as a Police Station until 1961 when the Library was extended into the house next door


In 1986 construction of a ramp made the building much more accessible


In 1999 the library was refurnished and two computers with Internet connection were provided for Library users





Notes


Download


Articles

Oak Leaves ODHS


Part Five - Christmas 2004

A Brief History of Oakwood Library

by Barbara Worthington


Links


Contact

history@oakwoodchurch.info

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