Ashby Library on 16 April 1906.

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Ref No:s01494
Date of Image:1906
Date Period:Edwardian
Title:Ashby Library on 16 April 1906.
Description:This photograph depicts the crowds gathering at opening of Ashby Library on 16th April, 1906. Standing next to the lady in a wide-brimmed hat is the first librarian, Mr Clement Kendall, who remained in his post until death in 1931. In his obituary he was described as certainly the best known man in Ashby. Among his many achievements he was a founder member and secretary of the Ashby Institure and the first man in Ashby to own a pneumatically tyred bicycle, described as a 'fearful and wonderful sight'. The haystack on the right belonged to one of the farms still working on Asby High Street at this time.