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It’s one of the first things many people see as they enter Stockport - but concerns are growing over the future of a historic town-centre landmark. The grade-II listed Stockport Central Library shut its doors in May for a ‘short period’ for maintenance works, the council explained at the time.

But six months later the doors are still closed, and Stockport MP Navendu Mishra has asked for clarity over what is going on. The building sits on the corner of Wellington Road and St Petersgate, and first opened in October 1913.

It was designed by architects Bradshaw, Gass and Hope, and funded by Andrew Carnegie. The closure in May was put down to ‘essential maintenance and improvement works’, described as ‘vital to protect and preserve the building for the future.’ Now, the town’

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