Jemina Durning Smith
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Durning Library roundel of Jemima above a window
Jemina Durning Smith (1843-1901) was a British philanthropist.
She was the daughter of the Manchester cotton merchant, John Benjamin Smith, who in 1835 becoming the founding chairman of the Anti-Corn Law League, and his wife Jemina Durning, who was an heiress from Liverpool.[1]
She paid for the Durning Library is a Grade II listed library at 167 Kennington Lane, Kennington, London SE11, designed by Sidney R. J. Smith, in the Gothic Revival style.[2]
She never married.[3]
References
- ↑ The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (2015-05-05). "Jemina Durning Smith (1843-1901) | Local Historical Figures | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". .rbwm.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ↑ Historic England. "Durning Library (1358278)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ Name. "History | Friends of Durning Library". Durninglibraryfriends.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
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