Last updated |
4th November 2008 |
Name of library |
Westminster Abbey Library |
Address |
East Cloister, London SW1P 3PA |
Telephone |
020 7654 4830 |
Fax |
020 7654 4827 |
E-mail |
library@westminster-abbey.org |
Website |
http://www.westminster-abbey.org |
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Contact & Job Title |
Tony Trowles, Librarian |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Serves Westminster Abbey and visiting scholars (mainly historians) |
Terms of access |
Open by appointment to bona-fide scholars |
Opening hours |
M-F 10.00-13.00, 14.00-16.45 |
Disabled access |
Two staircases (one spiral) to reading room. No lift. |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
None |
Number of volumes |
8,000 theology (16,000 total) |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
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Current Periodicals |
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Other materials |
Large collection of muniments relating to Westminster Abbey and the Benedictine monastery |
Volumes added per year |
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Coverage |
Medieval to C18 editions of scripture, Church fathers, etc., Sermons, controversial pamphlets |
Special Collections |
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Manuscripts |
20 mss of relevance to liturgy |
Research resource |
Church history; patristic studies; coronation collection |
Catalogue Type |
Computer, Card |
URL of catalogue |
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Other facilities |
Photocopying |
Full Time Staff |
3 (none solely concerned with theology) |
Part Time Staff |
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Voluntary Staff |
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Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
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