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The two-storey building consists of one apartment which is entered from a stone staircase, beneath the apartment are two vaults which have previously been used as a plasterer's store and at a later point as a painter's store. The library is lit by three windows, two to the west of the building and
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There have been donations of books to the library over the year. Shortly after it opened, it received a large donation from James Turner of
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It was in the 19th century that the library had a rise in numbers; this was due to the mineral wells that had been discovered on the
Cromlix Estate in 1813. During the period where the wells had many visitors, the trustees offered a temporary membership to the library for 2s. 6d. a fortnight. By
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Leighton died in London on 25 June 1684. His will, written on 17 February 1683, left a small token to his sister and her son, Saphira and Edward Lightmaker of Broadhurst. They jointly became executors to Leighton's will and carried out his wishes to have his books bequeathed to
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