Leeds Central Library

library in Leeds, England, formerly also municipal offices and museum building
Organization public_library Q15242185
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Leeds Central Library

Summary

Leeds Central Library is a public library[1]. It draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (public_library category, ranking #31 of 254).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leeds Central Library is located in Leeds[3].
  • Leeds Central Library is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Leeds Central Library's instance of is recorded as public library[5].
  • Leeds Central Library's instance of is recorded as main library[6].
  • Leeds Central Library's architect is recorded as George Corson[7].
  • Leeds Central Library's commissioned by is recorded as Leeds City Council[8].
  • Leeds Central Library is operated by Leeds City Council[9].
  • The location of Leeds Central Library was Leeds[10].
  • Leeds Central Library's postal code is recorded as LS1 3AB[11].
  • Leeds Central Library's Commons category is recorded as Leeds central library[12].
  • October 14, 1878 marks the founding of Leeds Central Library[13].
  • Leeds Central Library's OS grid reference is recorded as SE2982433849[14].
  • Leeds Central Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 53.80011, 'longitude': -1.54869, 'precision': 1e-05}[15].
  • Leeds Central Library's official website is recorded as https://www.leeds.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/central-library[16].
  • Leeds Central Library's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][17].
  • Leeds Central Library's floors above ground is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[18].
  • Leeds Central Library's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II* listed building[19].
  • Leeds Central Library's date of official opening is recorded as April 17, 1884[20].
  • Leeds Central Library sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+42.86679'}[21].
  • Leeds Central Library's street address is recorded as Leeds Central Library, Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB[22].
  • Leeds Central Library's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[23].

Body

Founding

October 14, 1878 marks the founding of Leeds Central Library[13].

Operations

Leeds Central Library is operated by Leeds City Council[9].

Why It Matters

Leeds Central Library draws 31 Wikipedia views per month (public_library category, ranking #31 of 254).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. Retrieved . data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. Retrieved . data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Google APIs. Retrieved . developers.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Public libraries in England: basic dataset. data.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Foursquare city guide venue id 4b5c443af964a520142929e3
    Date of official opening +1884-04-17T00:00:00Z
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