Limehouse Library
Limehouse Public Library is a historical building in Limehouse, London, formerly a public library. The library was first proposed for construction in 1888, but the required finances could not be raised until 1900 when John Passmore Edwards was approached for assistance.Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Hotel
- Description: former library in Limehouse, London
- Also known as: “Limehouse District Library”, “Limehouse District Public Library”, and “Limehouse Public Library”
- Address: 638 Commercial Road, London, E14 7HS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Limehouse Town Hall and Limehouse station.
Limehouse Town Hall
Arts center
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limehouse Town Hall is a former town hall building on Commercial Road, in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a Grade II listed building. Limehouse Town Hall is situated 480 feet east of Limehouse Library.
Limehouse station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street and by light metro services provided by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. Limehouse station is situated 1,400 feet west of Limehouse Library.
Limehouse Basin
Canal
Photo: originalpickaxe, CC BY 3.0.
Limehouse Basin is a body of water two miles east of London Bridge that is also a navigable link between the River Thames and two of London's canals. First dug in 1820 as the eastern terminus of the new Regent's Canal, its wet area was less than five acres… Limehouse Basin is situated 730 feet southwest of Limehouse Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limehouse and Ratcliff.
Limehouse
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is 3.9 miles east of Charing Cross, on the northern bank of the River Thames.
Ratcliff
Quarter
Ratcliff or Ratcliffe is a locality in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames between Limehouse, and Shadwell. The place name is no longer commonly used.
Cuckold’s Point
Locality
Cuckold's Point, also Cuckold's Haven, is part of a sharp bend on the River Thames on the Rotherhithe peninsula, south-east London, opposite the West India Docks and to the north of Columbia Wharf.
Limehouse Library
- Categories: public library, library building, building, tourism, public building, and accommodation
- Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.51223° or 51° 30′ 44″ northLongitude
-0.03351° or 0° 2′ 1″ westLevels
5Open location code
9C3XGX68+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 190883107OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hotelWikidata ID
Q6549179
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