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172 would do well to consider the wisdom of providing such a room.

The lending library at Gorton—the tenth established by the corporation of Manchester was opened on 5th May 1894. The building is situated at the junction of Gorton Lane and Belle

Vue Street, West Gorton. The shape of the site suggested an octagonal plan for a portion of the building, and this has been adopted, the section at the union of the two streets being an octagon measuring 29 feet 6 inches in diameter,