Historic libraries · London
London Library
London Library — independent lending library in London, established in 1841.
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London Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1841. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Address: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q500529. Wikidata describes it as: "independent lending library in London, established in 1841". Coordinates: 51.5074°, -0.1368°.
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The London Library is an independent lending library in London, established in 1841. Membership is open to all, on payment of an annual subscription, with life and corporate memberships also available. As of December 2023 the Library had around 7,500 members. The Library was founded on the initiative of Thomas Carlyle, who was dissatisfied with some of the policies at the British Museum Library. It is located at 14 St James's Square, in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, which has been its home since 1845. T. S. Eliot, a long-serving president of the library, argued in July 1952 in an address to members that, "whatever social changes come about, the disappearance of the London Library would be a disaster to civilisation".
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- Coordinates
- 51.5074, -0.1368
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1Y 4LG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Established
- 1841
- Official site
- www.londonlibrary.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q269192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: London Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: London Library (4706652036).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is London Library?
- London Library is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5074°, -0.1368°.
- When was London Library built?
- London Library dates to 1841 — the Victorian period.
- Is London Library a listed building?
- London Library carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.