Carnegie Library, Victoria Avenue Westhoughton

At the meeting of the Westhoughton UDC on Monday it was decided to adopt the plans submitted in a recent competition and prepared by Messrs Halsall Tonge and Campbell, Lord Street Southport and Westhoughton. The library is to be built in Victoria Avenue and will cost about £4,000 when completed. The lecture hall with retiring rooms to seat about 600 persons is to be placed on the first floor. [Building News 8 July 1904 Page 42]

The Westhoughton Library Competition has resulted in the Urban Council’s selection of the design submitted by Messrs Halstall Tonge and Campbell of Lord Street Southport and Westhoughton. The library is to be built in Victoria Avenue and cost about £4,000. [British Architect 15 July 1904 Page 39]

This design, prepared by Messrs Halsall Tonge and Campbell of Southport and Westhoughton, was selected from those submitted in a limited competition. The elevations are in Accrington brick and terra cotta from Mr Jabez Thompson's of Northwich. The design includes a large lecture hall to seat 500 and the estimated cost is £3,500 [Building News 9 December 1904 Page 829]

Reference    Building News 8 July 1904 Page 42
Reference    British Architect 15 July 1904 Page 39
Reference    Building News 9 December 1904 Page 829 and illustration