Kensington Central Library
Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. It was built in 1958–60 by the architect E.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 9:30 AM—8:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: public library in London
- Address: 12 Phillimore Walk
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Design Museum and High Street Kensington tube station.
Design Museum
Museum
Photo: Anthony O’Neil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Design Museum in Kensington, London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. Design Museum is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Kensington Central Library.
High Street Kensington tube station
Metro station
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High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street, Kensington. It is served by the Circle and District lines and is located in Travelcard Zone 1. High Street Kensington tube station is situated 670 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.
Kensington Arcade
Shopping center
Photo: Ian Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kensington Arcade is a shopping centre in Kensington, London, England. It is located on Kensington High Street. The entrance to High Street Kensington tube station is inside The Kensington Arcade. Kensington Arcade is situated 470 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kensington and South Kensington.
Kensington
Suburb
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Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around 2.9 miles west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis.
South Kensington
Suburb
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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.
Earls Court
Suburb
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Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London, bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of Fulham to the west, the sub-districts of South Kensington to the east, Chelsea to the south and Kensington to the northeast.
Kensington Central Library
- Categories: library building, public library, building, and education
- Location: South Kensington-Chelsea, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.50143° or 51° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
-0.19442° or 0° 11′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C3XGR24+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 75110977OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q15979028
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“Kensington Central Library” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Kensington Central Library”
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