Imperial College Central Library
Imperial College Central Library is a library in South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, England. Imperial College Central Library is situated nearby to the art gallery Blyth Gallery, as well as near the university building Sir Ernst Chain Building.- Opening hours:
Sunday—Thursday: midnight—midnight and Saturday 10:00 AM—midnight
Friday: midnight—11:00 PM - Type: Library
- Address: London, SW7 2AS
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Natural History Museum and Science Museum.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Natural History Museum is situated 820 feet southeast of Imperial College Central Library.
Science Museum
Museum
Photo: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Science Museum is a major museum on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, London. It was founded in 1857 and is one of the city's major tourist attractions, attracting 2,817,852 visitors in 2025. Science Museum is situated 540 feet southeast of Imperial College Central Library.
Royal Albert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Sandpiper, Public domain.
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage. Royal Albert Hall is situated 1,000 feet north of Imperial College Central Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Kensington and Brompton.
South Kensington
Suburb
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Kensington is a district at the West End of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically it settled on part of the scattered Middlesex village of Brompton.
Brompton
Suburb
Photo: Wjfox2005, Public domain.
Brompton, sometimes called Old Brompton, is an area in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. Until the latter half of the 19th century it was a scattered village made up mostly of market gardens in the county of Middlesex.
Knightsbridge
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knightsbridge is a residential and retail district in central London, south of Hyde Park. It is identified in the London Plan as one of two international retail centres in London, alongside the West End.
Imperial College Central Library
- Categories: building, university building, and education
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.49823° or 51° 29′ 54″ northLongitude
-0.1782° or 0° 10′ 42″ westLevels
5Operator
Imperial College LondonOpen location code
9C3XFRXC+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 110085233OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
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