What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Hetton Library. The library was originally built in 1873 as Hetton Infant School which was supported by the Hetton Coal Company. The school closed in the 1950's and the building was reopened as the local branch library in 1961. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Sunderland.
Hetton Library was originally constructed in 1873 as Hetton Infant School, supported by the Hetton Coal Company, and transitioned into a public library in 1961 after the school's closure in the 1950s.
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