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The Tate Library, Brixton, opened in 1893 was donated by Sir Henry Tate, sugar magnate (Tate and Lyle), along with two other public libraries in Lambeth. The fenced piece of land in front of the Library, known as Brixton Oval, was used to pasture sheep until c1900 and was later bought by Lady Tate and made into a public garden in 1905.Linskey Postcard Collection.

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Collection:	Linskey Postcard Collection
Image type:	Photograph
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Ref:	05126
Identifier:	L285
Date:	c.1905

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