page_title: Pontefract Museum
hierarchical_section_title: Pontefract Museum
caption_attribution_description: English: The Museum Originally this was one of the Carnegie Libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie the steel magnate; and what a gem it is. Built in 1905 in the Art Nouveau style by local architects Garside and Pennington. In 1897, a vote put to the people of Ponty', asked if they wanted a free library? 700 voted NO 150 voted YES so, when in 1902 Mr Carnegie was approached by a local businessman about funding a library he replied that it seemed that the local people did not want one, however he eventually relented and sent the money.
context_page_description: Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.
context_section_description: Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history.
caption: Pontefract Museum
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