Bishopsgate Institute

cultural institute and reference library in the City of London
Organization reference_library Q2904689
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Summary

Bishopsgate Institute is a reference library[1]. It draws 185 Wikipedia views per month (reference library category, ranking #5 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ward of Bishopsgate[3], City of London[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Instance of: cultural institution[6], charitable organization[7]
  • Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture[8]
  • Location: Ward of Bishopsgate[9]
  • Commons category: Bishopsgate Institute[10]
  • Archives at: Bishopsgate Library[11]
  • Has part(s): Bishopsgate Library[12]
  • Inception: January 1, 1895[13], 1894[14]
  • OS grid reference: TQ3340681729[15]
  • Official website: http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/[16]
  • Employees: 44[17], 46[18], 49[19], 48[20], 32[21], 26[22]
  • Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building[23]
  • Legal form: charitable organization[24]
  • Total revenue: 2,245,508 pounds sterling[25], 2,548,738 pounds sterling[26], 2,328,277 pounds sterling[27], 2,078,004 pounds sterling[28], 2,605,854 pounds sterling[29], 1,441,958 pounds sterling[30], 1,598,912 pounds sterling[31], 1,561,545 pounds sterling[32], 1,590,226 pounds sterling[33]
  • Interested in: history of London[34], history of socialism[35], activism[36], labor movement[37], feminism[38], LGBTQ history[39], humanism[40]
  • Historic county: Middlesex[41]
  • Donations: 10,283 pounds sterling[42], 9500 pounds sterling[43], 39,659 pounds sterling[44], 13,767 pounds sterling[45], 1,339,505 pounds sterling[46], 18,255 pounds sterling[47], 14,216 pounds sterling[48], 11,816 pounds sterling[49], 7608 pounds sterling[50]
  • Social media followers: 10,972[51], 10,050[52], 12,470[53], 13,751[54]
  • Bequest income: 70,556 pounds sterling[55], 10,000 pounds sterling[56]

Why It Matters

Bishopsgate Institute is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . independentlibraries.co.uk. Retrieved . independentlibraries.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . bishopsgate.org.uk. Retrieved . bishopsgate.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  45. [47] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cinii research id → 1981430859711659450
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ added identifiers retrieved from CiNii Research (Cinii research id) or KAKEN (E-rad researcher number) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/"
  2. 12d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Bishopsgate Library
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has part(s): Bishopsgate Library, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  3. 15d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Bishopsgate Library
    Has part(s) → Bishopsgate Library
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Has part(s): Bishopsgate Library, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives → Bishopsgate Library ([[:toollabs:edi"
  4. 24d ago · Jeb · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
    Charity commission no. → 1090923
    Has part(s) → Bishopsgate Library
    Historic county → Middlesex
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nacsis-cat author id: DA16198428, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
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