Stratford Public Library, Stratford upon Avon, UK
N 52° 11.611 W 001° 42.455
30U E 588340 N 5783349
Stratford Public Library, Stratford upon Avon, UK
Waymark Code: WM46X0
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/16/2008
Views: 19
Late 15 century, restored and extended 1901-2 by EG Holtom, and incorporating former Technical School of 1899 by AS Flower. Timber-frame with plaster infill on rubble base.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the building was to be demolished for the building of a Carnegie library, but a campaign to save it, led by the novelist Marie Corelli, was successful, the first example of a local conservation campaign.
Classification of Library: Public Library (Open to all)
Internet access available: Yes - Library Terminal: Register with Library Clerk to use
Hours of Operation:
Current Opening Hours
Mon 09.00 - 17.30
Tue 10.00 - 17.30
Wed 09.00 - 17.30
Thu 09.00 - 17.30
Fri 09.00 - 17.30
Sat 09.30 - 17.00
Sun 12.00 - 16.00
Approximate date of opening.: 01/01/1903
Library Website: [Web Link]
Additional Internet Connection Options: Not listed
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