Carnegie Central Library is a Grade II listed building in the Hammersmith and Fulham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1980. Library. 15 related planning applications.
Carnegie Central Library
- WRENN ID
- slow-frieze-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick MP: Andy Slaughter (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1980
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Carnegie Central Library, Shepherds Bush Road W6, W6 7AT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 234 787
- Coordinates
- 51.49463, -0.22365
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Carnegie Central Library is a library built in 1905 by Henry T Hare, featuring sculpture by F E E Schenck. The building has two storeys and is constructed of Portland stone and red brick. The entrance is aligned with the main axis and is flanked by an Ionic colonnade at the first floor, which is situated between end pavilions that have Palladian windows on the first floor and open pediments above. A cupola with a vane crowns the structure. The library is adorned with fine sculptural ornaments, including figures of Shakespeare and Milton, as well as reliefs representing literature, art, industry, and science. Notable internal features include a glazed barrel vault with plaster reliefs. The commission for the library was won in a limited competition.
Local climate
Carnegie Central Library sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 15 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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