*PLACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR FREE WALKING TOUR THIS SATURDAY*

 

 

A walk through London’s library history  

 

 

When:                          Saturday 6 February 2016, 11.00-12.30

Meeting point:              Senate House

                                    Malet Street

                                    London WC1E 7HU

 

Tube:                            Russell Square, Goodge Street, Euston Square, Euston

 

 

 

Celebrate National Libraries Day with a free walking tour introducing the capital’s fascinating library history. Twenty-first century London contains some of the finest book collections in the world but this walk focusses on their forebears. From Bloomsbury to the City, Alice Ford-Smith (Bernard Quaritch Ltd) will guide you through London’s streets and alleyways to uncover the ghosts of libraries past. 

 

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The walk’s meeting point will be the open-air entrance lobby of Senate House at 11am. The event will finish not far from Blackfriars station at approximately 12.30pm. Please be prepared for no breaks.

 

Numbers are limited, and pre-booking is essential. Please email Erika Delbecque ([log in to unmask]) to reserve your place. This event is open to all newcomers to the Group’s walks and early booking is recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holly Nicholas
Senior Information Assistant

Coventry University London Campus
University House, 109 -117 Middlesex Street, London, E1 7JF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7247 3666 | Direct: +44 (0) 24 7765 1016
Email: [log in to unmask] | Web: www.coventry.ac.uk/londoncampus