17th oct - I MUST
https://honestlywtf.com/travel/visiting-manchester-uk/
Chetham's Library, founded in 1653, is the oldest public library in the English speaking world. And wow, is it a sight to see. It was established under the will of Humphrey Chetham, a prosperous Manchester textile merchant, banker and landowner. In his will, he stipulated that the library would be free to all - and since then, it has continued to be public library for more than 350 years. Some book here, chained to the shelves as they were in the 16th century, were once owned by Henry the VIII. And it is said that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels often met at this library, sitting on a window seat and reading from economics books.
i'm sorry, did it say some books were literally owned by onry the eighth? I MUST GO THERE