
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Town Hall. Designed by William Bakewell of Leeds, the Town Hall, with the adjoining Free Library and Assembly Hall, was built between 1906 and 1908 for Ilkley Urban District Council, formed in 1894. The Carnegie Trust paid for the Library. The Winter Garden was added in 1912. Recorded plaque organisation: Ilkley Civic Society.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist who funded thousands of public libraries worldwide, including Ilkley's Free Library. William Bakewell (1840-1916) was an English architect known for his work on civic buildings like the Town Hall in Ilkley, showcasing his significant impact on local architecture.
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