Passmore Edwards Public Library is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. A Edwardian Library.

Passmore Edwards Public Library

WRENN ID
slow-granite-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Country
England
Type
Library
Period
Edwardian
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Passmore Edwards Public Library, built in 1900 and designed by architect S B Russell, is a two-storey red brick building with a tiled bottom storey and stone banding on the first floor. It features wide eaves and a modillion cornice. The library includes a basement and dormers, with three windows on the first floor flanked by Ionic columns. The windows are sash style with glazing bars, and there are round windows below them. The dormers are adorned with triangular and round arched pediments. A clock is situated on the building, surrounded by wrought iron work. The side wall extends to the gable, also featuring a modillion cornice, and there is a banded chimney. The front has a plain doorway recess, while a heavily carved door is located at the side.

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