Public Libraries

Public Libraries
   The principal public library within the City area is the Guildhall Library, containing a magnificent collection of books and manuscripts.
   There are also good libraries at the Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate, and at the Cripplegate Institute, and at Sion College, Victoria Embankment.
   Original documents and records can be consulted at the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane.

A Dictionary of London. . 1918.

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