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Brentford Library

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closed in 1949. The names are on metal plaques and there are separate ones for each of the World Wars. The names of Brentford's Second World War dead are on another metal plaque next to those of the Gas Light and Coke Company who lost their lives in that war, while another metal plaque displaying the
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On the other sides are the names of Brentford's First World War dead. Next to the main memorial are three smaller memorials. The middle one originally stood outside the now largely neglected St Lawrence's Church in Brentford High Street near the bridge over the Grand Union Canal. Repaired and
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Just outside the library are situated several memorials dedicated to the men of Brentford who lost their lives in the First World War and the Second World War. The main memorial, unveiled in 1923, is in the form of a stone pillar. On one side is an inscription which reads:
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It closed in November 2016 due to plaster falling from the roof in the children's area. Structural engineering surveys show that all three ceilings need repair, and as of end December 2016,
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First World War dead of an unidentified company is situated next to the First World War plaque of the Gas Light and Coke Company.
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restored, it has stood outside the Library since 19 September 2009. The other two are dedicated to the employees of the
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and dressed with terracotta. The roof uses Welsh slate. It was designated a listed building on 2 October 1990.
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hope to re-open it "very early in the New Year". It partially reopened in January 2017, and in full in April.
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In honoured memory of the men of Brentford / 1914–1918 / 1939–1945.
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On the floor of the entrance hall is a mosaic displaying the
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The building is constructed from yellow stock brick laid in
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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Hounslow
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Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Hounslow
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It was built in 1903 by Joseph Dorey and Co; for the then
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Grade II listed
Brentford
Brentford District Council
Andrew Carnegie
Nowell Parr
Countess of Jersey
Osterley Park
English bond
coat of arms of Middlesex
Essex
Second Boer War
Hounslow Council

Gas Light and Coke Company
Fulham






Historic England
"Brentford Public Library (1334382)"
National Heritage List for England
"Brentford Library - A History"
"Boer War Memorial"
"Brentford Library closed"
the original
"Brentford Library Closed Until After the New Year"

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