The library on Clapham Common North Side was envisioned by Reverend George Forrester, Vicar of St Paul’s Church; Henry Bulcraig, a churchwarden of Holy Trinity Church, and William A Guesdon. It opened in 1889. In 2012 it moved to 91 Clapham High Street. The old building is now occupied by the Omnibus Theatre.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Old Clapham Library
Clapham Library, 1889 - 2012, converted to Omnibus 2013. The Clapham Society
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