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TF6219NW
20/04/82

KING'S LYNN
LONDON ROAD
Kings Lynn Library

(Formerly listed as ST JAMES' ROAD The Carnegie Library, previously Listed as: LONDON ROAD (West side) The Carnegie Library)

20/04/82

GV
II

Library. 1904 by HJ Green. Cut carstone, red brick, terracotta dressings. Plain tiled roofs. Paid for by public subscription to which Andrew Carnegie largely contributed and who attended opening 18 May 1905. Large, fan-shaped island block. Gothic style with Arts and Crafts influence. Three-storey tower at angle forms entrance porch entered through an arch reached by flight of steps. Above is a panel bearing inscription: Public Library. Above this is a canted oriel with an enriched soffit, cusped lights and crenellations. Parapet to tower also crenellated, with polygonal clasping buttresses. One-storey abutting wings have Gothic rampart parapets containing inscribed terracotta tablets with the names of authors. Fenestration of two- and three-light transomed casements with cusped lights. Between windows stepped buttresses rise over parapet.

Listing NGR: TF6207919728

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26489999

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair