The Barrett Browning Institute. Ledbury Herefordshire

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The Barrett Browning Institute. Ledbury Herefordshire
The Barrett Browning Institute. Ledbury Herefordshire

The Barrett Browning Institute was opened on 16 January 1896. It was named in honour of the poet Elizabeth BARRETT BROWNING, who spent part of her youth at Hope End in the parish of Ledbury. Her father, John MOULTON BARRETT, has a memorial in Ledbury parish church. Elizabeth married the poet Robert BROWNING who died in 1889. The national mourning for the poet prompted the naming of the Institute in honour of his wife.

It was designed by the Ipswich architect Brightwen BINYON, who won a competition, beating 44 other designs. It was built by Ledbury builder George HILL. Although Niklaus PEVESNER was not impressed by its style, which attempts to echo the glories of the timber-framed Market House opposite, it has served Ledbury well since 1896. The Ledbury Reading Room moved from its premises in Church Lane into the ground floor of the building as soon as it was completed. In 1938 it became a Public Library, opened on 11 November by local-born Poet Laureate John MASEFIELD. The upper rooms were used for meetings and lectures.

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