I’m deep in the stacks of the London Library, trying not to get dizzy as I look down into a multistory drop from the iron-grille floor, when an older man approaches me, looking lost. He’s trying to ...
When a library becomes a serious attraction to A-Listers, there’s got to be a reason why. Tom Hanks swung by The London Library in St James’s square last weekend after reading about it in a book. The ...
In St. James' Square, which is close to the center of England · London "The London Library(London Library) "is the world's largest independent library with an older history than the British Library.
Private member's clubs are all the rage these days, with youngsters flocking to exclusive London clubs to party, relax, and work out behind closed doors and away from the masses. In the past, Soho ...
Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. The London Library is one of those places that would be impossible to design. Its ...
The London Library was born in a fit of rage in 1841, 175 years ago. Its founder — curmudgeonly Thomas Carlyle (he of The History of the French Revolution) — hated having to study books in the company ...
Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. Walk into the Reading Room of the London Library – a high-ceilinged room, with Adam-style ...
Over 114 years, the London Library had become a labyrinth of conjoined buildings and ill-judged add-ons. Haworth Tompkins Architects has restored its former glories while bringing clarity to the ...