WELCOME TO THE
LIBRARY HISTORY DATABASE
Access to the database is either by country or within country by county. There is also access to selected types of library.
The country files for England, Scotland and Sources are very large!
Islands [Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Channel Isles, &c]
Sources [Large File]
Place Index [Lists every Unique Placename][Large File]
Complete Place Index [Lists Names of all Libraries by Placename] [Large File]
Other files to be added in 1998 include:
Private Libraries [5000+] Added July 1998
A listing of all private libraries so far identified for the period from ca. 1500 to ca. 1850. Includes references to sale catalogues, inventories, wills, &c.
Country & Town House Libraries [4000+] Added July 1998
The first attempt at a listing of country and town houses in the British Isles from the late medieval period to ca. 1850. Includes the families associated with each house, and a separate index of family names.
Family Names Index [7000+] Added July 1998
A companion file to the listing of
country and town houses.
Population Statistics [Country - County - Town]
Brings together population statistics
for the British Isles from ca. 1641 to the census of 1851. There will be
links with the files for the number of libraries in counties, towns, and villages.
County Maps [ca. 1700 - ca. 1850]
A collection of maps of the British Isles showing roads, railways, canals, topographical features, &c.
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Last updated 28-06-99