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English: Grade II listed central library and statue, Merthyr Tydfil

The High Street library, now part of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council's library service, was built as a Carnegie library, with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. More than 2,500 Carnegie libraries were built worldwide, including 660 in Britain and Ireland.

The statue is by Goscombe John. The inscription on the plinth under the statue is

Henry Seymour Berry, Baron Buckland of Bwlch Hon. Freeman of the Co. Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Born 1877 Died 1928. Erected by Public Subscription.

The library and statue are separately Grade II listed, both in January 1988.
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Camera location51° 44′ 50.27″ N, 3° 22′ 44.13″ W  Heading=135° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Library:

This is a photo of listed building number
11442.

Statue:

This is a photo of listed building number
11443.

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13 June 2012

51°44'50.273"N, 3°22'44.130"W

heading: 135 degree

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