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The library is situated in Bromley House, a Georgian townhouse in Nottingham city centre. This building is grade II* listed [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and retains many original features. It was built in 1752 as his town house by Sir George Smith, 1st Baronet (1714-1769) of Stoke Hall, East Stoke , Nottinghamshire, a grandson of the founder of Smith's Bank in ...
The Bromley Borough Libraries Service consists the libraries service for the London Borough of Bromley. The service consists of 14 [ 1 ] public libraries , currently operated by social non-profit Greenwich Leisure Limited under their trademark Better, who also manage the volunteer-run home libraries service.
In May 2023, Direct Line Group announced that it would be relating to Riverbank House in the City of London. [7] This left Churchill Court vacant and Bromley London Borough Council decided to take the opportunity to sell its Grade II listed offices at Bromley Palace, which needed extensive refurbishment, [8] [9] and acquire Churchill Court instead.
Nottingham Central Library is the name given to the main public lending library in Nottingham, England. The current library building on Carrington St opened in November 2023, closer to the railway station. The previous library at Angel Row was closed to the public in 2020, with the contents placed into storage until the new building was ...
Bromley: Country house: Early 18th century: 10 January 1955 1299044: Sundridge Park. More images. Wickham Court ...
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, southeast London, was built by the London Borough of Bromley according to designs by the borough architect's department. The Churchill is an example of a repertory theatre built in the style of European opera houses, with a large stage and sub-stage workshops. Integrated into the central library complex ...
Bromley had one of the highest gross disposable household incomes (GDHI) in the UK, at £27,169 in 2018. [14] Bromley was ranked fourth in Greater London by Retail Footprint in 2005, behind the West End, Croydon and Kingston upon Thames. [15] Bromley competes with both Croydon and the Bluewater centre in Dartford as a shopping destination. [5]
Virginia Woolf refers to Mudie's Library several times in her 1922 novel Jacob's Room. From chapter 9: "Time is issued to spinster ladies of wealth in long white ribbons. These they wind round and round, round and round, assisted by five female servants, a butler, a fine Mexican parrot, regular meals, Mudie's library, and friends dropping in."