Barton and the Working Class Movement Library
The Working Class
Movement Library
The library was founded
in the mid 50’s by Ruth and Eddie Frow both members of the local communist party,
they had collected their own personal library of trade union and other working
class histories and were offered by Salford council to move their collection
into the building in the 1980s. The building, located in Salford, was originally
a home for nurses built in 1897.
After spending time
in the library as a volunteer I thought it would make a suitable interior to
place John Barton, not only is it educational but the education offered is centred
around the themes of the novel. The library ‘captures many points of view to
tell the story of Britain’s working classes from the beginning of industrialisation
to the present day.’ [1]
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| David Dixon, 'Working Class Library Movement - Reading Room', photograph, geograph, [accessed 6 September 2022] |
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| Richard Rogerson, WCML, photograph, creativetourist.com, 2019, [accessed 6 September 2022] |
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