Lowe Library

Lowe Library is a library in County Durham, North East England, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. Lowe Library is situated nearby to the university building Durham Castle, as well as near Castle Gatehouse, Entrance Gateway, Side Walls, Linking Walls And Front Wall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durham Castle and Cosin’s Library.

Durham Castle

University building

Photo: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Durham Castle is a Norman castle in the city of Durham, England, which has been occupied since 1837 by University College, Durham after its previous role as the residence of the Bishops of Durham.

Bishop Cosin's Library, originally the Episcopal Library or Bibliotheca Episcopalis Dunelmensis, is an historic library founded in 1669 in Durham, England. Owned by the University of Durham, the library is open to the public.

Palace Green

Grassland

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Palace Green is an open space in the centre of Durham, England, flanked by Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle. The Cathedral and Castle together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palace Green is situated 380 feet southeast of Lowe Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durham and Crossgate.

Durham

Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY 3.0.

Durham is a city in County Durham in North East England. The name is believed to derive from "Dun-holme", or hill-island, due to its location on a meander on the River Wear.

Crossgate

Suburb

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crossgate is a small area of housing that sits above North Road but below the Neville's Cross area of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is predominantly occupied by students at Durham University who favour the area due to its proximity to the university departments in the Elvet and Palace Green areas of the city.

Elvet

Suburb

Photo: Roger Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elvet is an area of the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. It is situated on the opposite side of the River Wear from Durham Cathedral and forms the south-eastern part of central Durham.

Lowe Library

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Library
Category: education
Location: County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.77536° or 54° 46′ 31″ north

Longitude

-1.57681° or 1° 34′ 37″ west

Operator

Durham University

Open location code

9C6WQCGF+47

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13190825177

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

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