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New Hall Library

A Grade II* Listed Building in Holborn and Covent Garden, London

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Latitude: 51.5167 / 51°31'0"N

Longitude: -0.1146 / 0°6'52"W

OS Eastings: 530914

OS Northings: 181436

OS Grid: TQ309814

Mapcode National: GBR LB.DH

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.Y4RN

Plus Code: 9C3XGV8P+M4

Entry Name: New Hall Library

Listing Date: 24 October 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379299

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478668

Also known as: Lincoln's Inn Library
Great Hall Library, Lincoln's Inn

ID on this website: 101379299

Location: Holborn, Camden, London, WC2A

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Holborn and Covent Garden

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

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CAMDEN

TQ3081SE LINCOLN'S INN
798-1/106/1041 (West side)
24/10/51 New Hall Library

GV II*

Library. c1843-5. By Philip Hardwick and PC Hardwick, with JL
Pearson. Enlarged at east end 1871-3 by Sir George Gilbert
Scott. Red brick with blue diapers and stone dressings. Lead
roof. Tudor style. Rectangular plan of 8 bays 2 storeys, at
right angle to New Inn Hall (qv), using the same entrance.
3-light windows separated by stone dressed buttresses topped
with stone finials rising through the embattled parapet. East
and west gabled elevations with 2 storey canted, traceried,
bay-windows. Octagonal turrets at north-west and south-east
corners, that at south-east corner with glazed look-out and
spire. Tall, decorative brick chimneys. INTERIOR: stone-faced
with wooden open truss roof with pendentives and cast-iron
galleries for shelves on 3 levels.

Listing NGR: TQ3090781433

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