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John Passmore Edwards, Maurice Bingham Adams, and Passmore Edwards Public Library blue plaque
John Passmore Edwards · Journalist
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“Passmore Edwards Public Library This building was originally the Shepherd's Bush Public Library, one of 24 public libraries founded by Victorian newspaper proprietor and philanthropist John Passmore Edwards. It was designed by architect Maurice B. Adams and opened in 1896. The library moved to another site in 2009. It was converted into a theatre in 2011.”
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1823-1911
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7 Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith
W12
Erected 2013
Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group
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John Passmore Edwards
journalist, editor, and builder of free public libraries · (1823-1911)
Maurice Bingham Adams
architect · (1849-1933)
Passmore Edwards Public Library
library · (1896-2009)
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