Kensington Central Library

Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, , London. It was built in 1958–60 by the architect E.
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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.

Museum
The in , London, England, exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. In 2018, the museum won the European Museum of the Year Award. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Kensington Central Library.

Metro station
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High Street Kensington is a London Underground station on Kensington High Street, . It is served by the Circle and District lines and is located in Travelcard Zone 1. is situated 670 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.

Shopping center
The is a shopping centre in , , England. It is located on Kensington High Street. The entrance to is inside The . is situated 470 feet southeast of Kensington Central Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kensington and South Kensington.

Suburb
Photo: Yaanch, Public domain.
is an area of in the , around 2.9 miles west of . The district's commercial heart is High Street, running on an east–west axis.

Suburb
is a district at the West End of in the . Historically it settled on part of the scattered village of .

Suburb
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Earl's Court is a district of Kensington in the in , bordering the rail tracks of the West London line and District line that separate it from the ancient borough of to the west, the sub-districts of to the east, to the south and to the northeast.

Kensington Central Library

Latitude
51.50143° or 51° 30′ 5″ north
Longitude
-0.19442° or 0° 11′ 40″ west
Open location code
9C3XGR24+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 75110977
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q15979028
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