Kensington Library (Liverpool)

United Kingdom / England / Liverpool / A57 Kensington

This was the first branch library in Liverpool, it was designed by Thomas Shelmerdine, and was extended in 1897. It is an asymmetrical building in red brick with stone dressings and a tiled roof. It has an octagonal timber lantern surmounted by a cupola. The entrance porch has a semicircular pediment and Ionic columns. The wing to the left of the entrance has a large round-headed mullioned and transomed window and a small gable. The right wing has a Venetian window, an arcaded parapet, and a shaped gable.
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Coordinates:   53°24'41"N   2°57'12"W
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