2011
TQ2684 : Swiss Cottage Library, Avenue Road
taken 15 years ago, near to Hampstead, Camden, England
This is 1 of 12 images, with title starting with Swiss Cottage in this square
Swiss Cottage Library, Avenue Road
An eyecatcher by the esteemed Basil Spence, Bonnington & Collins, 1963-64. Built with the adjoining swimming baths, both of which "delight in their use of concrete, and are distinguished externally by powerful geometric contrasts" (Pevsner). The library is a very long rectangle with semi-circular ends, the facade broken up Portland stone fins. Grade II listed.
It was conceived as a larger civic complex, the rest of which was aborted as the borough of Hampstead was abolished in 1965.
It was conceived as a larger civic complex, the rest of which was aborted as the borough of Hampstead was abolished in 1965.
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- Grid Square
- TQ2684, 509 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Stephen Richards (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 9 July, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 26 January, 2012
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TQ 2676 8419 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.5429N 0:10.4102W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TQ 2671 8421
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
