Kensal Rise Library
Kensal Rise Library is a public library in London, England, opened by American author Mark Twain in 1900. The site was donated by All Souls College, Oxford.Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: former public library situated in London, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “The Reading Rooms”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kensal Rise railway station and Kensal Green station.
Kensal Rise railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kensal Rise is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, situated on Chamberlayne Road, Kensal Rise in north-west London. The station is in London fare zone 2. Kensal Rise railway station is situated 1,400 feet east of Kensal Rise Library.
Kensal Green station
Metro station
Photo: East london line, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kensal Green is an interchange station in Kensal Green, London. It is on the Bakerloo line of the London Underground and the Lioness line of the London Overground, between Willesden Junction and Queen's Park stations. Kensal Green station is situated 1,200 feet south of Kensal Rise Library.
Kensal Green Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: MattHucke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kensal Green Cemetery is a cemetery in the Kensal Green area of North Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, England. Kensal Green Cemetery is situated 2,100 feet south of Kensal Rise Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Park and Brondesbury Park.
College Park
Neighborhood
College Park is a small mainly residential neighbourhood in Kensal Green, to the north of the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London and is near Kensal Green station and Willesden Junction station.
Brondesbury Park
Quarter
Photo: 03ksdi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brondesbury Park is a suburb in the London Borough of Brent, centred on Brondesbury Park railway station and the street, an avenue, which shares its name. The area has a number of open spaces, primarily Queen's Park and Tiverton Green.
Willesden Green
Quarter
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Willesden Green is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Brent. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It elects three councillors to Brent London Borough Council. It is part of the constituency of Brent East.
Kensal Rise Library
- Categories: public library and library building
- Location: Brent, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53385° or 51° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
-0.22611° or 0° 13′ 34″ westLevels
2Open location code
9C3XGQMF+GHOpenStreetMap ID
way 475936040OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6391366
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