Location Name - Swiss Cottage Central Library
88 Avenue Road
Swiss Cottage
London NW3 3HA

Location ID: 10137360

Phone 1:020 7620 0391

Website:
https://camdenfilmoffice.co.uk/ (Borough Film Office)

Email: [email protected]

 
Styles: Period 1960-1970, Modern (post 1945)

Categories:
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Galleries
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND INSTITUTES - Libraries/archives
RESTAURANTS, PUBS AND CLUBS - Cafes

Description:
Grade II listed public library built in the 1960s by Sir Basil Spence. It forms an oval shape with vertical concrete fins, designed to represent the fanned pages of a book. The large library includes a children's library, a gallery, a computer centre and a cafe. The library levels have a semi-circular galleried floors, reached via two open plan spiral staircases.

Jurisdictions::
Camden

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