The Exchange, Erith
Museum · Erith, England
The Exchange occupies Erith's Old Library on Walnut Tree Road, DA8 1RA, and opens Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 2pm, closing Sunday to Wednesday; evening events run outside those hours. It describes itself as a community-led arts and crafts organisation and runs three maker workshops in the building — Timber, Textiles and Ceramics — alongside a coffee bar, a shop and a garden designed by Sarah Price.
History
Erith Old Library was listed Grade II on 7 March 1996 as NHLE 1255449. Wikidata records the building's inception as 1906, and it was built as a Carnegie library. The London Borough of Bexley names The Exchange among the borough's seven visitor attractions, describing it as a community-owned organisation that uses the heritage of Erith's Old Library. Erith station, served by Southeastern, is 192 m from the building.
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The Old Library, Walnut Tree Road, Erith DA8 1RA
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