▁the ▁third ▁extension , ▁ref urb ished ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁building ▁and ▁ere cted ▁a ▁pitch ed ▁roof ▁over ▁its ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁roof . ▁Champ ne ys ▁designed ▁a ▁pitch ed ▁roof ▁but ▁Mrs ▁Ry lands ▁was ▁ad vised ▁that ▁an ▁internal ▁stone ▁v ault ▁would ▁reduce ▁the ▁fire ▁risk ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁built . ▁The ▁£ 1 7 ▁million ▁project ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁summer ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁library ▁re open ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁Manchester ▁was ▁a ▁prosper ous ▁industrial ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁cot ton ▁manufact uring ▁stim ulated ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁engineering ▁and ▁chemical ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁became ▁' ab omin ably ▁fil thy ' ▁and ▁was ▁' o ften ▁covered , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁winter , ▁with ▁dense ▁f ogs   ... ▁there ▁is ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁a ▁cop ious ▁descent ▁of ▁so ots ▁and ▁other ▁imp ur ities '. ▁ ▁This , ▁and ▁the ▁over c row ded ▁site , ▁created ▁many ▁design ▁problems ▁for ▁the ▁architect . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁century ▁most ▁text ile ▁manufact ure ▁moved ▁to ▁newer ▁mill s ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁towns ▁while ▁Manchester ▁remained ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁trad ing ▁in ▁cot ton ▁goods ▁both ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁foreign ▁mark ets ▁but ▁poll ution ▁from ▁burning ▁coal ▁and ▁gas ▁remained ▁a ▁considerable ▁n uis ance . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁chosen ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Ry