Willesden Green Library – Journal of Victorian Culture Online

Ruth Slatter, Odd Victorian Objects 3: Brent Museum, ‘The Library’, Willesden Green

November 4, 2015 lucinda matthews-jones Exhibitions, Published in JVC, Victorians on Display

Willesden Green Library was initially opened in 1894 following a poll of the local ratepayers. The library itself could therefore be the subject of this third instalment of ‘Odd’ Victorian Objects in Victorian Britain. However, this post is not going to focus on this building’s heritage, but a new addition to its recent re-development: The Brent Museum. Located on the third floor of the new library in Willesden Green, the museum provides an overview of the history of the borough