John Harvard Library
John Harvard Library is a public lending library on Borough High Street in Southwark, London. The library is home to the Local History Library, as well as a Mouse Tail Coffee Stories cafe.Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—4:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Library
- Description: public lending library on Borough High Street in Southwark, London
- Also known as: “Southwark Archives” and “Southwark Local History Library and Archive”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Shard and London Bridge.
The Shard
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 1,600 feet northeast of John Harvard Library.
London Bridge
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 2,500 feet northeast of John Harvard Library.
Shakespeares Globe
Archaeological site
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. Shakespeares Globe is situated 1,900 feet north of John Harvard Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and Southwark.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
Southwark
Suburb
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.
Bankside
Quarter
Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.
John Harvard Library
- Categories: public library, archives, county record office, and education
- Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50178° or 51° 30′ 6″ northLongitude
-0.09239° or 0° 5′ 33″ westOperator
London Borough of SouthwarkOpen location code
9C3XGW25+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 9919427425OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q6238101
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“John Harvard Library” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “John Harvard Library”
- French: “John Harvard Library”
- German: “John Harvard Library”
- Italian: “John Harvard Library”
- Portuguese: “John Harvard Library”
- Spanish: “John Harvard Library”
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Highlights include Tabard Street Food Market and Tabard Piazza.
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