Wellcome Library
The Wellcome Library is a free library and Museum based in central London. It was developed from the collection formed by Sir Henry Wellcome, whose personal wealth allowed him to create one of the most ambitious collections of the 20th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: Library and research collection in London, England
- Also known as: “The Wellcome Library”, “Wellcome Historical Medical Library”, “Wellcome Historical Medical Research Library”, “Wellcome Institute Library”, “Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine”, “Wellcome Reference Library”, and “Wellcome Research Library”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Leicester Square.
London St Pancras International
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London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Leicester Square
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The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.
Wellcome Collection
Museum
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Wellcome Collection is a museum and library based at 183 Euston Road, London, England, displaying a mixture of medical artefacts and original artworks exploring "ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Pancras and Fitzrovia.
St Pancras
Suburb
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St Pancras is a district in North London. It was originally a medieval ancient parish and subsequently became a metropolitan borough. The metropolitan borough then merged with neighbouring boroughs and the area now forms around half of the modern London Borough of Camden.
Fitzrovia
Suburb
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Fitzrovia is a district of central London, England, near the West End. Its eastern part is in the London Borough of Camden, and the western in the City of Westminster.
Bloomsbury
This article is about three neighbourhoods of central London: Bloomsbury, St Pancras and Fitzrovia. Bloomsbury is the hub of London's university district, is home to the British Museum and is next to the British Library.
Wellcome Library
- Categories: research library, academic archive, and education
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.52598° or 51° 31′ 34″ northLongitude
-0.13397° or 0° 8′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C3XGVG8+9COpenStreetMap ID
node 2982634154OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7981192
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Wellcome Library” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Wellcome”
- Chinese: “惠康图书馆”
- Chinese: “惠康圖書館”
- Dutch: “Wellcome Library”
- French: “Wellcome Library”
- German: “Wellcome Library”
- Greek: “Βιβλιοθήκη Γουέλκαμ”
- Irish: “Leabharlann Wellcome”
- Italian: “Wellcome Library”
- Japanese: “ウェルカム・ライブラリー”
- Japanese: “ウェルカム図書館”
- Persian: “کتابخانه ولکام”
- Portuguese: “Biblioteca Welcome”
- Slovenian: “Wellcome Library”
- Spanish: “Wellcome Library”
- Swedish: “Wellcome Library”
- Urdu: “ویلکم لائبریری”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Wellcome Building and Department of Mathematics.
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