Erection date: 25/6/1998
This building was opened by Her Majesty the Queen, 25 June 1998.
This inscription is opposite the entrance, below the Shakespeare statue.
NW1, Euston Road, The British Library
All the sculptures are inside the main building.
See Father Jellicoe for the Gilbert Bayes finials, some of which are/were on display in the BL.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Opening of the British Library
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Opening of the British Library
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Opening of the British Library
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