CHARMOUTH campaigners are appealing for help to solve a mystery surrounding their library building.

The Friends of Charmouth Library hope some new information could bolster their campaign.

Friends chairman Hazel Robinson said: “Myth, rumour and old memories say that the land on which the library is built was donated by someone in the village for community purposes – possibly covenanted specifically for a library.

“This is where the mystery begins as the Land Registry has no record of a covenant and nor has Dorset County Council. “Older residents in the village remember the library’s opening in 1982 and insist that the site was donated, but there the information ends.”

Mrs Robinson said the residents also remember that its controversial design brought a lot of press attention.

She said: “So we wonder if anyone knows any more about this mystery? Is it just persistent myth and rumour or is it fact? “Would newspaper archives tell us who donated the land or maybe someone remembers more details?

“If the site was donated specifically for community use, this would have a significant impact on what would happen if Dorset County Council closes the library.”