Hammersmith Library

Hammersmith Library

Hammersmith Library is a Grade II listed building at Shepherd's Bush Road, Hammersmith, London W6 7AT.[1]

It was built in 1905 by the architect Henry Hare, with sculpture by F. E. E. Schenck.[1]

The statues in the façade are as follows: immediately to the top left of the main entrance, on the first floor, is a statue of John Milton, while to the top right of the main door is a statue of William Shakespeare.[2] To the right of these statues, between the windows on the south wing of the library, are a male figure with a book, representing Literature, and a female figure with a paintbrush, representing the Arts;[3] while to the left of the statues of Milton and Shakespeare, between the windows on the north wing, are a female figure with a wheel, representing Spinning, and a male figure with a pair of compasses, representing Astronomy.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Carnegie Central Library (1358594)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Milton, Carnegie Central Library, Hammersmith, by F E E Schenck". Victorian Web. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Figures symbolising Literature and the Visual Arts". Victorian Web. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Figures symbolising Spinning, Geography and Astronomy". Victorian Web. Retrieved 30 October 2014.

Coordinates: 51°29′41″N 0°13′25″W / 51.494628°N 0.223674°W / 51.494628; -0.223674

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