The John Rylands Library

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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate opened in 1900. Now part of The University of Manchester Library.

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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, was founded by Enriqueta Rylands in memory of her husband John Rylands. In 1889 the architect Basil Champneys designed the striking gothic building, which took ten years to build and was opened to public readers on 1 January 1900.

The Library became part of The University of Manchester in 1972 and currently holds the Special Collections of the John Rylands University Library. Mrs Rylands' memorial to her husband is now part of the third largest academic library in the United Kingdom, and the Deansgate building houses over 250,000 printed volumes, and well over a million manuscripts and archival items.

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Address: 150 Deansgate, Manchester M3 3EH, UK

Phone: 0161 306 0555

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State: Greater Manchester

City: Manchester

Zip Code: M3 3EH

opening times

Monday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM

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Reviews

Love this place, been here with all my friends visiting Manchester. Always enjoying it as for a first time. Love the shop too, got a massive umbrella with world map on for no money! Great location and Amazon architecture blend.

 9 years ago (05-02-2018)

Excellent place to spend about an hour at least. Wonderful architecture and lots to learn. The Reading hall is the highlight Ofcourse. The shop is pretty well curated and the cafe though contemporary is a nice place to drop in for a coffee after

 8 years ago (10-02-2018)

Fantastic place to explore, wander and just scan the titles. The exhibitions change regularly and are interesting and well thought out. There is a dash of technology (touchscreens etc) to explore information about the exhibitions, which is a nice contrast to the old. 

The gift shop is extensive with some really interesting books and gifts, and all the staff were attentive and welcoming. Would highly recommend.

 9 years ago (26-11-2017)

Beautiful example of gothic architecture. What a visual spectacle. The stained glass is gorgeous and detailed. The gothic arches are sublime. The outside architecture is just the start. Get inside for a closer look. It is a somewhat functioning library in that therenare desks to quietly go about your work. But, bring headphones as the tourists will distract you otherwise. Didn't see any books you could loan or reference though so you'll have to be pegged to the net for your info.

 8 years ago (12-03-2018)

Constantly revisiting this place, they always host fresh new exhibitions but the building itself is simply nice to explore. I could spend hours scanning the titles of this book collection and still want to go back for more. Gift shop has some interesting titles and quirky gifts for book lovers too. :) Should definitely be on every tourists to-do list!

 9 years ago (05-11-2017)

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