It also housed ARP Post No 6 and the district
warden, Mr Fielding, was based there.
Blackfen Library in Cedar Avenue. 1937 at
long last brought a permanent library to Blackfen
and it opened on 4th March with Miss Baddock
as librarian.
During the war years the library was sandbagged
to help withstand the anticipated bomb blasts.
Old and discarded library books were sandwiched
between the sandbags and the walls.
