Carnegie Library

The Carnegie Library, built in 1905 by W Jacques, is a library located on Leyton's Lea Bridge Road. It is designed in a mannered classical style, constructed from red brick with stone dressings and topped with a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and five windows wide, with the entrance situated to the right, featuring a segmental stone canopy. The ground floor showcases banded rustication, while the square-headed windows are adorned with rusticated architraves and mostly feature Ionic columns as mullions. A prominent central arched window on the first floor extends into the roof and is framed by rusticated voussoirs. The three central windows have stone aprons and are inscribed with "Public :Carnegie : Library." Above the first floor, there is a cornice, and a small lead and timber cupola crowns the structure. The interior has not been inspected.