Leicester Central Library

Leicester Central Library is a library in , which is located on Bishop Street. Leicester Central Library is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the community center .
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:30 AM—7:00 PM
    Friday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—4:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Reference Library”
  • Address: Bishop Street, Leicester, LE1 6AA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wesleyan Chapel, Bishop Street and Town Hall Square.

Church
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishop Street Methodist Chapel, also known as the Wesleyan Chapel, is church overlooking Town Hall Square in , England, U.K. The chapel was built in 1815 as a Methodist chapel. in the Georgian Neo-Classical style by the architect and Methodist minister Reverend William Jenkins.

Park
Photo: Kris1973, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park.

Church
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral Church of Saint Martin, Leicester, also known as , is a Church of England cathedral in Leicester, England, and the seat of the Bishop of Leicester. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Leicester Central Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bede Island and Newfoundpool.

Suburb
is an area of , close to the city centre, with the to the west and to the east. For many years South was a run down area of brownfield land home to Vic Berry's locomotive scrapyard but in the 1990s urban regeneration sought to improve housing, employment opportunities and the environment in the area.

Suburb
is an area of lying south of the former Leicester and Swannington Railway. The land was purchased by market gardener Isaac Harrison in around 1830.

Suburb
was an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of , , consisting of the residential suburb of St Marks.

Leicester Central Library

Latitude
52.63299° or 52° 37′ 59″ north
Longitude
-1.13234° or 1° 7′ 56″ west
Operator
Leicester City Council
Open location code
9C4WJVM9+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 463844409
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q26643373
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