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Willesden Library

Categories: Museums / Libraries

Willesden Library

The newly built up Willesden area was provided with a library, completed in 1894. It was extended at the back in 1907, part funded by Andrew Carnegie.

The whole back section was rebuilt with additional facilities, such as a cinema, and opened in 1989. Following a contentious period when the library might have been closed completely, it was rebuilt as the white-tiled structure you can see behind the little Tudorbethan original in our photo; opened in 2015.

has photos of the different manifestations of this library.  is good on the Victorian community engagement that led to this library, and the campaign to save it. The mainly covers the current building itself.

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Willesden Library

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Willesden Library - 1894

Willesden Green Library was established in 1894 following a poll of the ratep...

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F. W. Clifford

F. W. Clifford

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1920-1942. Officer in the Order of St John. Nature, No. 3806, 10 October 1942 carries Clifford's obituary. At the time of his sud...

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Andrew Gifford, DD

Andrew Gifford, DD

Non-conformist minister and numismatist. Born Bristol. Became Baptist minister at Little Wild Street (see Samuel Stennett) in 1730 but in 1735 he had to leave when accused by a member of the congre...

Person, Museums / Libraries, Religion

1 memorial
Frederick Horniman

Frederick Horniman

Tea merchant, benefactor and politician. Born Frederick John Horniman at Bridgwater, Somerset. He inherited his father's tea business, which by 1891 was described as the biggest tea firm in the wor...

Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Museums / Libraries, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, India, Sri Lanka

3 memorials
Sir Henry Wellcome

Sir Henry Wellcome

Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medic...

Person, Benefactor, Industry, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, USA

1 memorial