libraries
West Ham Technical Institute & Library Opening.
Mon, 16/08/2010 - 10:34 — Newham Story BDOpening of West Ham's Technical Institute and Library by John Passmore Edwards in 1898.
Canning Town Library, laying of foundation stone.
The laying of the foundation stone of Canning Town Public Library in 1892.
Plashet Park & Library
Plashet Park on the southern edge of Forest Gate, was a fine public park built for the leisure of the new residents of the expanding suburbs of north-west East Ham.
Plashet Park, East Ham.
Plashet Park on the southern edge of Forest Gate, a fine public park built for the leisure of the new residents of the expanding suburbs of north-west East Ham. With Passmore Edward Library in the background, the Library now houses the Registry Office for the Borough.The park opened in 1891 and its original layout is relatively intact. Various features were added over the years including tennis courts and a play area with pool.
Mobile Library 1942
Motor driven mobile Library in1942, with three smartly dressed men in attendance.
Manor Park Library 2005
This photograph of Manor Park Library was taken in 2005. This was the first building funded by the Carnegie Trust in East Ham and cost £5,000. It opened in 1905.
Lantern Lectures Programme 1936
Before overhead projectors and lap-top computers, lantern lectures were a popular form of informal education. Talks would be given on a wide range of subjects, illustrated by slides projected onto a screen. Early slides were hand-painted on small glass plates, and later slides were either transfers or photographic plates.
Manor Park Library, Foundation Stone 1904
The unveiling of the foundation stone of Manor Park Library in 1904. This was the first building funded by the Carnegie Trust in East Ham and cost £5,000. It opened in 1905.
Manor Park Library, 1936
This photograph of Manor Park Library was taken in 1936 with people crossing the road. This was the first building funded by the Carnegie Trust in East Ham and cost £5,000. It opened in 1905.
Manor Park Library, Carnegie bust.
The Carnegie Bust on the side of Manor Park Library dated 1904. This was the first building funded by the Carnegie Trust in East Ham and cost £5,000. It opened in 1905.
