In pictures: the transformation of Plumstead library

By Ike Ijeh2020-04-28T05:00:00

Plumstead Centre_HawkinsBrown_©Jack Hobhouse (2)

The £16m refurbishment scheme, designed by Hawkins\Brown, reinvents the public library for the 21st century

Formerly known as Plumstead Library, the new Plumstead Centre has been reinvented as a community centre better equipped to reverse the declining fortunes of the traditional lending library.

Designed by architect Hawkins\Brown, the £16m refurbishment has retained and refreshed the existing Edwardian library housing the the children’s and adult lending libraries.

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