Working Class Movement Library

The Working Class Movement Library
51 The Crescent
Salford
Lancashire
M5 4WX
England

Website

www.wcml.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@wcml.org.uk

Telephone

0161 736 3601

Fax

0161 737 4115

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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The Working Class Movement Library (WCML) is a collection of books, periodicals, pamphlets, archives and much else that records the history of the trade union, labour and radical movement in Britain from the late C18th to the present day. It is one of the most important collection in Britain and was founded by Ruth and Edmund Frow in the late C18th. We welcome students, researchers and other general enquirers. Our staff are always willing to help and advise. All material can be studied on site, and a photocopying/scanning service is available. We have no borrowing service.

Venue Type:

Library, Archive

 Opening hours

Monday Closed all day
Tuesday 10.00a.m. until 5.00p.m.
Wednesday 10.00a.m. until 7.00p.m.
Thursday 10.00a.m. until 5.00p.m.
Friday 10.00a.m. until 5.00p.m.
Saturday 10.00a.m. until 5.00p.m - third Sat of each month only

Closed: Sundays

 Admission charges

Admission to the library is free.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Library with public access
  • Study facilities

The Working Class Movement Library
51 The Crescent
Salford
Lancashire
M5 4WX
England

Website

www.wcml.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@wcml.org.uk

Telephone

0161 736 3601

Fax

0161 737 4115

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

There are important collections on Thomas Paine, Peterloo, Chartism, rise of trade unionism, Socialism, Labour Party, ILP, Fabian Society, Communist Party of Great Britain, Ireland, Spanish Civil War, movements of the unemployed, General Strike, CND, Soviet Union, Vietnam, Left Book Club, suffragettes and suffragists, Co-operative movement, 1970s, anarchism, novels, poetry, drama, music, film, photographs and video.

Collection details

Archives, Coins and Medals, Film and Media, Industry, Literature, Music, Personalities, Photography, Social History

The Working Class Movement Library
51 The Crescent
Salford
Lancashire
M5 4WX
England

Website

www.wcml.org.uk

E-mail

enquiries@wcml.org.uk

Telephone

0161 736 3601

Fax

0161 737 4115

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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