Memorials & monuments · London
Marx Memorial Library
Marx Memorial Library — a Grade II*-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
Chris Whippet — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Marx Memorial Library is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Marx Memorial Library in London, United Kingdom is a library, archive, educational, and community outreach charity focused on Marxist and wider socialist bodies of work. The library opened in 1933, and is located at 37a Clerkenwell Green, formerly home to many radical organisations and base of an important publishing operation. The building, originally opened in 1738 as the Welsh Charity School, is Grade II listed. The library's collection comprises over 60,000 books, pamphlets, items, and newspapers on Marxism, socialism, and working class history.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building now occupied by the library was originally built in 1737–1738 to house the Welsh Charity School. It was designed by James Steer, and the construction funded by subscriptions. The school moved out to a new home in Gray's Inn Lane (now Gray's Inn Road) in 1772. The building subsequently became (in part) a public house, the Northumberland Arms; and was put to other commercial uses. Part of it was occupied from 1872 onwards by the radical London Patriotic Society; and from 1893 (with the financial backing of William Morris) by the Twentieth Century Press Ltd, publishers of Justice, the newspaper of the Social Democratic Federation.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5230, -0.1057
- District
- Islington
- Parish
- Islington, unparished area
- Postcode
- EC1R 0DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
- Established
- 1933
- Official site
- www.londonimprovtheatre.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q93844 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Marx Memorial Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Marx Memorial Library?
- Marx Memorial Library is in London, United Kingdom (postcode EC1R 0DU), in the parish of Islington, unparished area.
- When was Marx Memorial Library built?
- Built or established in 1933.
- Is Marx Memorial Library a listed building?
- Marx Memorial Library is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Marx Memorial Library free to visit?
- Yes, Marx Memorial Library is free to enter.
- How do I get to Marx Memorial Library?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EC1R 0DU. It sits within the Islington South and Finsbury parliamentary constituency.