Shirley Village Archive

Reading Room

Believed to be what is now the first of the Church Cottages. In 1895 the Rev. W R linton was president. Described in Kelly's 1912 directory: "A reading room was opened January 1st, 1877, and is well supplied with daily papers, periodicals and magazines, and possesses also a library containing 300 volumes."

In 1912 Arthur Bainbridge was the secretary.