Famous Libraries of England

Codrington Library, All Souls College, Oxford

Duke of Humphrey’s Library, Bodleian, Oxford University

Hereford Cathedral Chained Library, Hereford

(Rare books were once kept chained to the bookshelf to prevent stealing.) 

John Rylands Library, Manchester 

National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum

Old British Reading Room, British Museum, London

Queen’s College Library, Oxford

Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge