Belfast 135 Book - Flipbook - Page 9
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On a cold October day. A strong north-westerly
wind was blowing the day Central Library
opened to the public.
Belfast Newsletter, 13 October 1888.
Belfast Receives City Status
Our opening, as reported in the Belfast
Telegraph, followed by the announcement that
Belfast is made a city.
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Last minute preparations for the grand opening of Central Library are well under way by 11 October 1888. The
borrower tickets have arrived, the papers and magazines are ordered but poor ‘Mr E’ has been hurt by a hoist.
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