NHER 62803 (Building record) - The Carnegie Library
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF61NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Formerly recorded under NHER 1204.
The library was built in 1904 by H.J. Green in Gothic style with Arts and Crafts details. Three storey tower over Gothic entrance, with canted oriel, armorial panel and buttresses. Single storey abutting wings with Gothic parapets, with large projecting canted bays and buttresses between windows rising to pinacles.
Terracotta used for details.
Listed grade II in 1982 (S1).
See also (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 24 June 1987.
October 1996. Suggestion of relocating all or part of library met with local opposition.
See press cutting (S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA).
The tower was used as a lookout station during the First World War, by soldiers from the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, the Royal Bucks Hussars and the Royal Defence Corps. Many of the soldiers carved their names into the parapet, most of which survive. Library staff have traced the fate of many of the individuals named there.
K. Hamilton (HES), 13 October 2016.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1195423.
- <S2> SNF7576 Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 478.
- <S3> SNF3002 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1996. Letter to the editor - Old library must be kept. 10 October.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2025 12:20AM