Could I tell some of my teachers in school that I want to collect some money for the Cheetham Hill Library?

I used this library as a child and loved it. Such a lovely building cannot be allowed to rot.

its a total disgrace it just sits there empty. used to go here every week when i was a lad, fix it up!

Save and renovation for it

I have lived in Manchester all of my life, mostly in and around the Cheetham hill/Crumpsall Green area. I have recently noticed an advance in the decay of one of the regions much loved landmarks. Its the old Library on the high street in Cheetham hill village. I spotted some slight degradation to its structure around ten to 15 years ago. It still had a roof on it back then and a few relatively minor repairs would have repelled the rot. But with the the roof gradually receding due to neglect on the owners part, the elements have been enticed in to gain a foothold and wreak havoc with the structure internally. This is depressing and an almost criminal shame in its waist and lack of consideration. This building should be taken out of the hands of the owners in order to be saved. All they are doing is waiting for the place to rot and decay at the mercy of the weather so as to get around the 'Listed Building' law and demolish it. Then they can use the land and build what they want. Its a prime spot on the high street and could make some fat cat a lot of money but at the expense of loosing one of Cheethams Hills most beautiful and architecturally stunning landmarks. I have no experience in the logistics of running a campaign highlighting the concerns in this field but it just breaks my heart to see this go on. Its there for all to see, standing in centre of our community. From what I am hearing in my own personal day to day interactions with friends, neighbours and ordinary community members whom have shared there frustrations with me, its definitely a concern and a worry, standing by and watching as this most wonderful and elegant examples of fine architecture with its wealth of history and geographic importance, crumbles in its death throes. We see this sort of thing time and time again but it seems that the councils and planners are either in cahoots with the landlords and property owners or are powerless to do anything about it. What can we do?

Save this building whilst there's time

Save this building whilst there's time

It's about a serious effort was put into saving this building for the community and the future. This is a Andrew Carneghie legacy heritage site, created for the philanthropists love of free libraries. Design by the first city architect Henry Price. One of his first libraries to honour Carneghies passion for literature freely available to all. It's ill fated history gave it only 60 years before the function transferred to the Abraham Moss Centre, and it became the Black Resource Centre, until once again the lack of vision and care about its future and place in the community sealed its fate in a fatal incident in 1999. There comes a time when people have to taken ownership of heritage, understand its meaning, both the good and the bad. The character and colour of a place becomes special because of its history. A community should be knowledgeable of and connected to that heritage. It is something that forges community. This building should be saved for the community. For an area and the various communities of that area. It can bring people together and bring the heritage lovers of Manchester together. Let the vision of Andrew Carneghie be reborn, let something for the community be returned. If we can help please contact us: https://www.facebook.com/pages/38-Degrees-Manchester/636072093189046