Brixton Library
The Brixton Library is a public library in the London Borough of Lambeth in Brixton, South West London. It was built in the 1890s by the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate and is a Grade II listed building.Photo: Danny Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 1:00 PM—8:00 PM
Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
Wednesday and Friday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Email: brixtonlendinglibrary@lambeth.gov.uk
- Type: Library
- Description: library in Brixton, London
- Also known as: “Tate Library, Brixton”
- Address: Brixton Oval, London, SW2 1JQ
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brixton tube station and Lambeth Town Hall.
Brixton tube station
Metro station
Photo: Parsingphase, CC BY 2.5.
Brixton is a London Underground station, located on Brixton Road in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth, south London. The station, which is in London fare zone 2, is the southern terminus of the Victoria line and the next station towards north is Stockwell. Brixton tube station is situated 610 feet north of Brixton Library.
Lambeth Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Lambeth Town Hall, also known as Brixton Town Hall, is a municipal building at the corner of Brixton Hill and Acre Lane, Brixton, London. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Lambeth London Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. Lambeth Town Hall is situated 440 feet west of Brixton Library.
Brixton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brixton railway station is a commuter railway station in Brixton, South London, UK. It is on the Chatham Main Line, 3 miles 14 chains down the line from London Victoria. Brixton railway station is situated 790 feet northeast of Brixton Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brixton and Stockwell.
Brixton
Suburb
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Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
Stockwell
Suburb
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stockwell is a district located in South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated 2.4 miles south of Charing Cross.
Herne Hill
Suburb
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Herne Hill is a district in South London, approximately four miles from Charing Cross and bordered by Brixton, Camberwell, Dulwich, and Tulse Hill. It sits to the north and east of Brockwell Park and straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark.
Brixton Library
- Categories: library building, public library, and education
- Location: Lambeth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.46095° or 51° 27′ 39″ northLongitude
-0.11485° or 0° 6′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3XFV6P+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 703286426OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q27086853
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In Other Languages
“Brixton Library” goes by many names.
- French: “Brixton Library”
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