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| Name of Library: |
New Room Library |
| Address: |
36 The Horsefair, Bristol, BS1 3JE |
| John Wesley's Chapel Bristol |
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Mr
Mark Topping. Detailed enquiries Mr CJ Spittal, 162 Church Road, Frampton
Cotterell Bristol. Tel 01454 773158 |
| Purpose and main user community of the library |
| Information on Methodist history and biography |
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General
public may walk in. Ring 01454 773158 for appointment for help in exploiting
collections if desired. |
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M-Sa 10.00-16.00. Closed
on all public holidays. |
| Narrow steep stairs - no lift. |
| As matter of last or only resource; C18 material (on ESTC) excluded. |
| Personal lending on recommendation of warden or Hon Librarian. |
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4,200 (books and pamphlets) |
| Periodicals - Back Issues |
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42 (complete and incomplete) |
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Letters, MS, Journals and Notebooks (1200 items). Portraits of Methodist
ministers, mainly from Wesleyan journals (ca 1250 items). Postcards mostly
connected with the chapel. |
| Volumes added per year |
| Hymn books and studies of hymnology. |
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Bristol Methodism (in
conjunction with Wesley College Library). |
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Photocopying at 10p per
sheet. Anything under 50p free. |
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A few items may be in
remote storage or temprary display: a few days should be allowed for their
recovery and provision for use in the library. |
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