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August 24, 2005: £16m Grant to Restore Liverpool Library
"The historic Picton Reading Room in Liverpool library is to be restored after winning a £16m government grant.
The imposing columns and dome of the 153-year-old building will undergo extensive repair work for the first time.
Once completed, rare books and the seven miles of archives, including letters from Queen Victoria, Disraeli and Florence Nightingale, will go on display to the public."
