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Dulwich Library

A historic library opened in 1897 in East Dulwich.

📍 368 Lordship Lane, London, SE22 8NB Herne Hill & Dulwich Park
Dulwich Library
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About

Dulwich Library is a Grade II listed building that opened in 1897, designed by Charles Barry Jr. as a memorial to Elizabethan actor Edward Alleyn. It is located on Lordship Lane in East Dulwich and is managed by Southwark Council.

Things to do here

Borrow books and use library facilities

Getting there

Stations
Forest Hill · 23 min walk
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Honor Oak Park · 25 min walk
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Peckham Rye · 30 min walk
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Buses
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Fitzrovia · Southwark St George's · Burgess Park · Peckham · Dulwich Hill
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Holborn · Newington · North Dulwich · Forest Hill · Penge
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Victoria · Kennington · Peckham Rye Common · Forest Hill · Hither Green
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Peckham · Dulwich Hill · Sydenham Wells · Penge · Central Croydon
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Clerkenwell · Southwark St George's · Walworth · North Dulwich · Dulwich Hill

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Menagerie

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Horniman Museum

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