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Burley Branch Library

Burley, LeedsGrade II listed buildings in West YorkshireLibraries disestablished in 2016Libraries established in 1926Listed buildings in Leeds
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Burley Branch Library, Cardigan Road (2017)
Burley Branch Library, Cardigan Road (2017)

The Burley Branch Library was open on Cardigan Road, Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, between 1926 and 2016. It was established on vacant industrial land adjacent to a printing works and railway depot by Leeds City Council, and was majority financed by Carnegie. It is built to a design by Gilbert Burdett Howcroft. The Council closed the library in February 2016 due to its poor condition and being surplus to operational requirements. The building was listed at Grade II in 2017 and remains awaiting redevelopment.

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Burley Branch Library
Cardigan Road, Leeds Hyde Park

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LS6 1QL Leeds, Hyde Park
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Burley Branch Library, Cardigan Road (2017)
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