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All Things Considered: The Gladstone Library

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11/02/2018

The Gladstone Library

BBC Radio Wales - All Things Considered, The Gladstone Library

Mary Stallard explores the Gladstone Library in Flintshire, founded by William Gladstone.

Mary Stallard explores the Gladstone Library, a remarkable residential library in Flintshire founded by Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone. He established it in 1895 to be a place of religious learning, literature, and politics. Mary visits Gladstone's to meet those staying and working there, including Warden Peter Francis, Chaplain Richard Kauffman, and Director of Collections Lousia Yates; and asks what role a Victorian library plays in contemporary life.

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