Library
Peckham Library
Award-winning library and community space with striking architectural design.
📍 122 Peckham Hill Street, London, SE15 5JR Peckham North
About
Peckham Library is a distinctive community building in south-east London designed by Alsop and Störmer, featuring an inverted L-shaped structure with copper cladding and elevated to create public space beneath. It won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000 and attracts over half a million visitors annually.
Things to do here
Browse and borrow booksUse the information and media centreAccess diverse activities for children and adultsExperience the public space beneath the building
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Getting there
Stations
Peckham Rye · 6 min walk
SoutheasternSouthernThameslinkWindrush
Queens Road Peckham · 10 min walk
SouthernWindrush
Denmark Hill · 19 min walk
SoutheasternThameslinkWindrush
Buses
363
Southwark St George's · South Bermondsey · Nunhead · Forest Hill · Crystal Palace Park
381
Lambeth · Bermondsey · Peckham Park Road · Canada Water · Surrey Quays
63
Somers Town · Hatton Garden · London Bridge · Peckham Park Road · Dulwich Hill
78
Shoreditch · St George in the · South Bermondsey · Peckham Park Road · Nunhead
N381
Strand · Lambeth · South Bermondsey · Canada Water · Surrey Quays
N63
Somers Town · Borough · South Bermondsey · Dulwich Hill · Crystal Palace Park
12
Fitzrovia · Southwark St George's · Burgess Park · Peckham Rye · Herne Hill
136
Elephant · Camberwell · New Cross Gate · Catford Bridge · Downham
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