# Allahabad Public Library

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Library in Prayagraj, India

Allahabad Public Library 25°27′21″N 81°50′58″E / 25.4557596855282°N 81.84941995931914°E / 25.4557596855282; 81.84941995931914 Location Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India Type Public library Established 1864[1] Collection Size approx. 125,000 books, 40 magazines and 28 newspapers[1] Access and use Population served 55,100 reader inclusive of 1,271 membership (2013-14)[1] Other information Website agplib.org

**Allahabad Public Library**, also known as **Thornhill Mayne Memorial**, is a public library situated at [Chandrashekhar Azad Park](/source/Chandrashekhar_Azad_Park) in [Prayagraj](/source/Prayagraj), [India](/source/India).[2]

## History

Established in 1864, it is the biggest library in the state of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh).[1][3] The building was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne and is considered a remarkable example of [Scottish Baronial Revival architecture](/source/Scottish_Baronial_architecture).[4] The monument served as the house of legislative assembly in the [British Raj](/source/British_Raj) when Allahabad was the capital of the [United Provinces](/source/United_Provinces_of_British_India). In 1879, the Public library was shifted to the present premises at Chandrashekhar Azad Park.

## Holdings

The library has an approximate collection of 125,000 books, 40 types of magazines, and 28 different newspapers in [Hindi](/source/Hindi), [English](/source/English_language), [Urdu](/source/Urdu) and [Bangla](/source/Bengali_language) and it also contains 21 [Arabic](/source/Arabic) manuscripts.[1] It also has a collection of old government publications, parliamentary papers, and blue books of the 19th century, and old manuscripts and journals.[5]

## Building

The building known as Thornhill Mayne Memorial is situated at [Alfred Park](/source/Alfred_Park)[5] and was designed by Richard Roskell Bayne in [Scottish Baronial architecture](/source/Scottish_Baronial_architecture) with sharp pillars and [turrets](/source/Turret_(architecture)) of granite and sandstone. It represents [structural polychromy](/source/Polychrome) with lofty towers and arcaded [cloisters](/source/Cloisters).[4][6][7] When completed in 1870, the building cost approximately [INR](/source/Indian_rupee) 94,222.[8] It was funded by Commissioner of Allahabad, Mr. Mayne and was opened as a memorial to Cuthbert Bensley Thornhill.[9]

## Gallery

		- Allahabad Public Library, Prayagraj

		- Interior of Allahabad Public Library

## See also

- [List of tourist attractions in Prayagraj](/source/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_Prayagraj)

- [List of libraries in India](/source/List_of_libraries_in_India)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PublicTOI_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PublicTOI_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PublicTOI_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-PublicTOI_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-PublicTOI_1-4) ["Public library witnesses 37% increase in readers"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Public-library-witnesses-37-increase-in-readers/articleshow/43224473.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. Allahabad. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Handbook of the Bengal Presidency: With an Account of Calcutta City*](https://archive.org/details/handbookbengalp00eastgoog). John Murray. 1882. p. [366](https://archive.org/details/handbookbengalp00eastgoog/page/n381). Thornhill Mayne Memorial.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Kapila, Surbhi (11 April 2017). ["A bibliophile's travel itinerary"](https://mediaindia.eu/freestyle/a-bibliophiles-travel-itinerary-2/). Media India Group. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TGEIAAp57_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TGEIAAp57_4-1) Jonathan M. Bloom, Sheila Blai (2009). [*The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, Volume 3*](https://books.google.com/books?id=un4WcfEASZwC&dq=holy+trinity+church+allahabad&pg=PA57). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). p. 57. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-8125013839](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-8125013839).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-GovtTOI_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-GovtTOI_5-1) Dixit, Kapil (12 June 2013). ["Govt public library gets international recognition"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Govt-public-library-gets-international-recognition/articleshow/20547384.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. Allahabad. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Chandra, Ramesh (2004). [*Cities and towns of India*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8-ZOAAAAMAAJ&q=queen+victoria). Commonwealth Publishers. p. 393. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788171698080](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788171698080).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Michell, George (1989). [*The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India: Islamic, Rajput, European*](https://books.google.com/books?id=fa5NAAAAYAAJ&q=Thornhill+Mayne+Memorial). [Penguin Books](/source/Penguin_Books). p. 202. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780140084252](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780140084252).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [*Various Census of India*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9KgIAAAAQAAJ&dq=Thornhill+Mayne+Memorial&pg=PA117). Oxford University. 1877. p. 117.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Sharma, Om Prakash](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Om_Prakash_Sharma_(librarian)&action=edit&redlink=1) (1970). [*Forces Behind the Indian Public Library Movement, 1858-1892*](https://books.google.com/books?id=x2noAAAAMAAJ&q=Thornhill+Mayne+Memorial). [University of Chicago Graduate Library School](/source/University_of_Chicago_Graduate_Library_School). p. 243.

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