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Carlisles First Learning Centre: Tullie House, by Denis Perriam & David RamshawPublished by P3 Publications in 2016, 144 pages. Large A4 size Paperback (A51N4)Signed on the inside front cover with an inscription that reads: 'The first sale of this book, 8 April 2016, Denis Perriman, David Ramshaw'From the rear side cover: Regret was expressed by the Public Library and Museum Committee in 1943 because the war prevented the proper celebration of 50 years since Tullie House opened. There were events to mark 75 years and the centenary. It is fitting that this book should be produced in 2016 when the new Tullie House Museum reached its quarter century. To understand the history of the Tullie House site it is necessary to go back to Roman Times. Fortunately, recent excavations have made this possible. In the mediaeval period a mansion was built and this was torn down to be replaced by the existing building of 1689, which took its name from the owner, Thomas Tullie. After passing through different families there was a threat of the house being demolished in 1890 and a group of spirited individuals were able to purchase the property and save it. There were a number of long standing organisations which benefitted from Tullie House being handed over to the local authority and extended. At first it housed the Museum, Art Gallery and Library, joined soon after by the School of Art and Technical School. Various library collections were also accommodated under the same roof, notably the Mechanics' Institute and Subscription Library. Each element of the Tullie House establishment developed to an extent which could no longer be accommodated under one roof with the exception of the library, which was able to expand in 1937. First to find new premises was the School of Art in 1950 and was quickly followed by the Technical College in 1954. This left space for the Museum and Art Gallery to expand. The unfortunate pairing of the Library and Museum came to an end in 1974 when the new county of Cumbria took over Carlisle Library but they still had to share the same building. When Carlisle Library moved to new premises in the Lanes in 1986 it allowed the Museum and Art Gallery room to extend. A new extension in 1990 gave additional galleries with new displays. As part of the Millennium celebrations an underground gallery was provided along with a roof terrace rotunda. After being a municipal facility, Tullie House was transferred to a private trust in 2011 and it flourishes as an award winning museum. All of the above is covered in this volume from a number of different sources, the richness of the archive being fully exploited in the illustrations and text....Condition of the book is generally very good. The covers have one or two very minor scuffs but are clean and bright, the spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.
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