Historic libraries · South East England
Hove Public Library
In or near Brighton and Hove.
Hove Public Library — public library in Hove, West Sussex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hove · 0.9 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Hove Public Library is located at postcode BN3 2EG and is approximately 0.9 km from Hove railway station. Entry to the library is free, though wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Hove Public Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Managed by Brighton and Hove City Council. Address: BN3 2EG. Wikidata describes it as: "public library in Hove, West Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.8283°, -0.1772°.
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Summary from the official site
Hove Public Library offers a range of services including borrowing books and audiobooks, access to computers, and areas for children and teenagers. Visitors can also enjoy free Wi-Fi and a bookable meeting room.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
Hove Library is a public lending library serving Hove, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. The "highly inventive" Edwardian Baroque/Renaissance Revival-style building, a Carnegie library designed by the architects Percy Robinson and W. Alban Jones of Leeds, opened in 1908 on Church Road, succeeding a library founded in 1890 in a house on the nearby Grand Avenue. The building has been listed at Grade II by Historic England for its architectural and historical importance.
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Background
Architecture
Architecturally, the façade of Hove Library, designed in 1907 and executed between 1907 and 1908, and "one of the most attractive" among "the many public libraries erected in the years prior to World War I". and "Wrenaissance" (another term for Edwardian Baroque, referring to its associations with the architecture of Christopher Wren). Other Wrenaissance-style local buildings of this era include Ralli Hall in Hove and 163 North Street, Brighton. Comparisons have also been drawn with the works of architect Edwin Lutyens, active at the time. Grade II listed status, awarded in 1992, is given to "nationally important buildings of special interest". As of February 2001, it was one of 1,124 Grade…
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- Coordinates
- 50.8283, -0.1772
- District
- Brighton and Hove
- Parish
- Brighton and Hove, unparished area
- Postcode
- BN3 2EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Phone
- 01273 290 800
- Established
- 1891
- Nearest railway station
- Hove — 0.9 km
- Opening
- Monday to Friday 10am–5pm; Saturday 10am–2pm; closed Sunday
- Official site
- www.brighton-hove.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q26586132 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Hove Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Hove Library, Church Road, Hove (NHLE Code 1298670) (October 2014).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hove Public Library?
- Hove Public Library is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN3 2EG), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.
- What is Hove Public Library?
- Hove Public Library — public library in Hove, West Sussex, England, UK.
- How do I get to Hove Public Library?
- The nearest railway station is Hove, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN3 2EG.
- When was Hove Public Library built?
- Built or established in 1891.
- Who runs Hove Public Library?
- Hove Public Library is operated by Brighton and Hove City Council.
- Is Hove Public Library a listed building?
- Hove Public Library is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Hove Public Library free to visit?
- Yes, Hove Public Library is free to enter.
- How do I get to Hove Public Library?
- The nearest railway station is Hove, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN3 2EG.