Central Library works underway
Bromley Council is relocating Bromley Central Library to a new site in a prime high street location at 145, High Street, formerly the ‘Top Shop’ .
Following initial preparations, more substantive works are getting underway to create the new home for Bromley Central Library.
Residents will soon notice information panels set up around the former Top Shop Unit of Bromley High Street to provide protection during the works, as the site is transformed to become the home of Bromley Central Library that will open to residents in 2026. Fado Construction have been appointed to deliver the works at the new Central Library.
The existing library next to Churchill Theatre remains open to serve residents for the time being. An agreement to secure the future of the Churchill Theatre has also been reached.
Design concepts
Thank you for all those who have provided feedback to help guide the designs for the new library. Over 1,300 responses were received, providing valuable feedback from residents, library users and non-users, staff, schools and local stakeholders.
Our design concepts set out the potential layout for the ground floor and first floor of the new library.
The ground floor would be accessed directly from the High Street and would contain:
- casual study/meeting areas
- popular fiction and non-fiction books
- an event space
- an expanded children’s library including storytelling area (‘snug’)
- accessible toilets, including a ‘Changing Places’ toilet.
The first floor would be accessible by stairs and a lift, and would contain:
- a modern study space
- IT facilities
- further fiction and non-fiction
- reference books
- newspapers/periodicals
- enhanced local history centre
- meeting/business rooms for hire
- further accessible toilets