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The Brixton Library (also known as the Brixton Tate Library) is a public library in the London Borough of Lambeth in Brixton, South West London. It was built in the 1890s by the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate and is a Grade II listed building.
Windrush Square (often referred to by its original name, Brixton Oval [1] [2]) is an open public space in the centre of Brixton, South London, [3] occupying an area in front of the Brixton Tate Library. After changing its name to Tate Gardens, it was again retitled and given its current moniker in 1998. [4]
Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 Old Town Clapham: Gate: Early 19th century: 27 March 1979: 1065001: Front Walls, Railings and Gates to Numbers 39,41 and 43 Old Town
The market arcades were declared listed buildings in 2009 following controversial proposals by Lambeth Council to replace them with a large US-style mall. The former "Brixton Oval" is at the southern end with Lambeth Town Hall, the Ritzy Cinema, the Brixton Tate Library (with a statue of Henry Tate outside) and St Matthew's church.
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The parish of Lambeth included the archiepiscopal Lambeth Palace, and formed part of the Hundred of Brixton. It was an elongated north–south parish with two miles (three kilometres) of River Thames frontage opposite the cities of London and Westminster. Lambeth became part of the Metropolitan Police District in 1829.
Brixton is an area of South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. [3] Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th century as communications with central London improved.
The Minet Library is a public library in the London Borough of Lambeth in South London. The library opened in 1890 and currently operates as a self-service library, with limited staff, as a result of cuts to funding. The building was home to Lambeth Archives for 133 years, however this facility moved to Brixton Hill in 2024. [1]