Cheshunt Public Library
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Cheshunt Public Library by Nigel Cox as part of the Geograph project.
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Cheshunt Public Library
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 27 Aug 2007
The library was funded by the Andrew Carnegie Trust and opened in 1907. It included a School of Art, and every feature of the building was meticulously designed and crafted. The wings to the left and right were added in 1956. There is a Francis Frith photograph from around 1955 that shows the building in its original state here http://www.francisfrith.com/pageloader.asp?page=/search/photos/viewphoto.asp&neg=C319025&townid=&collectionid=10&start=1 From a Geograph point of view the front of the building is in this grid square, but the rear is in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.699399
Longitude
-0.034921