Canterbury Library

The Beaney Institute, in Canterbury High Street, is combined a public library and museum, was erected in 1897-99, at a cost, including land and furnishings, of about £15,000. It comprises a spacious suite of rooms devoted to newspapers and journals, a magazine room, lending and reference libraries, all on the ground floor, the upper floor being devoted to a museum and art gallery; in the basement is the natural history section, storage and workroom.
The Canterbury Museum and Public Library, founded in 1858, were removed from Guildhall street in 1898 to this building, and the library now has about 12,000 volumes.