Kensington Central Library

Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. Built in 1958–60 by architect E. Vincent Harris, it was constructed on the site of The Abbey, a Gothic house built for Mr Abbot in 1880 and destroyed by bombing in 1944. The library was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 13 July 1960.

Most of its events fall on Thursdays and Saturdays. Tickets are typically around £5, and about 8 in 10 events are free. It is a minute' walk from High Street Kensington tube station.

Kensington Central Library is a Grade II* listed building on Hornton Street and Phillimore Walk, Kensington, London. It was built in 1958–60 by the architect E. Vincent Harris on the site of The Abbey, a Gothic house which had been constructed for a Mr Abbot in 1880 and… Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.