Historic libraries · South East England
Prince Consort's Library
Prince Consort's Library — building by Francis Fowke in Aldershot, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Aldershot · 1.3 km
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Prince Consort's Library is a historic library in the United Kingdom. Designed by Francis Fowke. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Wikidata describes it as: "building by Francis Fowke in Aldershot, England". Coordinates: 51.2546°, -0.7724°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Prince Consort's Library in Aldershot Military Town in the English county of Hampshire was founded by Prince Albert to contribute to the education of soldiers in the British Army. Today it is the military specialist library of the Army Library Service, specialising in the provision of information on current military topics, political subjects and international relations in support of operations, intelligence, training and education in the Armed Forces. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
On 1 June 1859 Colonel Phipps wrote on behalf of Prince Albert to Major-General J. Peel, the Secretary of State for War, stating that the Prince Consort was 'desirous of presenting a collection of 1,000 books to the officers at the Camp at Aldershot', adding that the Prince would also provide the library to house the books. After further correspondence, work began on building the Library in September 1859, and it opened in September 1860 with 1,000 books which were donated from the collection of Prince Albert. The Prince also paid the cost of building the Library, its furnishings, maintenance, and for the planting of trees and shrubs. The total cost amounted to £4,183.3s and 4d. The…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2546, -0.7724
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Rushmoor
- Parish
- Rushmoor, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU11 1PT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aldershot
- Established
- 1860
- Nearest railway station
- Aldershot — 1.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7243870 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Prince Consort's Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Princeconsortslibrary.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prince Consort's Library?
- Prince Consort's Library is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU11 1PT), in the parish of Rushmoor, unparished area.
- When was Prince Consort's Library built?
- Built or established in 1860. Designed by Francis Fowke.
- Is Prince Consort's Library a listed building?
- Prince Consort's Library is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Prince Consort's Library a protected site?
- Yes — Prince Consort's Library is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Prince Consort's Library?
- The nearest railway station is Aldershot, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU11 1PT.