---
_id: cni00053443
data:
  actDates:
    - end: 1892
      lang: eng
      start: 1826
      text: 1826-1892
  extResource:
    - display: http://www.nls.uk/
      note:
        - lang: eng
          text: Scottish Book Trade Index online (list)
      url: http://www.nls.uk/catalogues/scottish-book-trade-index
  external:
    - auth: NLS-SBTI
      country: UK
      date: 20080207
  foundIn:
    - Edin Dir
  heading:
    - part:
        - entry: Edinburgh Mechanics Subscription Library
      usedBy:
        - NLS-SBTI
  place:
    - id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1831
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: Strichen's Close
      start: 1826
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: 6 James Court
      start: 1832
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1854
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: 7 James Court
      start: 1833
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1866
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: Victoria Terrace
      start: 1855
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1890
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: 5 Victoria Terrace
      start: 1867
      typeOfPlace: actv
    - end: 1892
      id: cnl00026636
      part:
        - name: Edinburgh
        - address: 22 Giles Street
      start: 1891
      typeOfPlace: actv
  typeOfEntry: 0
meta:
  history:
    - timestamp: 2014-03-14T12:00:00Z
  remark:
    - 'Established 3 March 1825.Called Edinburgh Subscription Mechanics Library “Edin Dir” 1827-30; in trade index “Edin Dir” only 1839-40. Later Mechanics Subscription Library. “The Laws and Catalogue”. 6th edition are in the National Library of Scotland, as is the “Report of a public entertainment held in the Waterloo Rooms September 2 by the Edinburgh Mechanics Library”. Edinburgh, 1839.'
    - 'SBTI original entry: EDINBURGH MECHANICS SUBSCRIPTION LIBRARY Edinburgh'
    - 'Warning: the SBTI information was converted from unstructured format by automation. The assignment of data elements is to be regarded with caution.'
  status: n