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The Grade II listed Canning Town Old Library is being transformed into Newham Heritage Centre, a space which will showcase our borough's extraordinary heritage and stories.

In collaboration with Stirling Prize-winning architects, Haworth Tompkins, Newham Council will bring this much-loved building back into community use.

This September, we are offering residents a behind the scenes tour of this major construction project. On these guided tours, you'll get a sneak peek of the incredible restoration work being done to bring this Victorian building back as a new cultural hub which will include a reading room, display space and community space.

Accessibility

Once complete, the centre will be a fully accessible venue. However, it is still an active building site and many elements (including our access lift) are not yet complete. Unfortunately these tours are not suitable for those with physical access requirements at this time.

Important Details

Participants will be required to wear safety equipment including a hard hat, safety boots and hi-vis clothing, which will be provided. We will meet at Canning Town Library (opposite the Canning Town Old Library site). Here we will put on PPE gear (including safety boots) before heading over for the tour. These tours are open to over-18s only.