The library in a Victorian mansion which was severely damaged by fire is set to reopen after being closed for three days.

Ewell Court Library has been shut since Tuesday (December 10), when fire destroyed part of the roof of Ewell Court House in Lakehurst Road.

The Surrey County Council-run service is now due to reopen on Friday (December 13).

A council statement said: "Please be aware that the building has security guards on site as a forensic investigation is under way. We apologise for any inconvenience caused."

The library is located at the other end of Ewell Court House from where the blaze took hold in the early hours of Tuesday, meaning it escaped being damaged.

A gable was removed on Thursday and one chimney which is at risk of causing further damage to the rest of the building is expected to be pulled down this week.

Eber Kington, councillor for Ewell Court, was delighted the library was being reopened as it showed fears about potential damage to that part of the building were "unfounded".

"The fact [that] part of the building is going back into action is brilliant news," he said.

"It marks the beginning of the community using it again."

Ewell Court House has remained closed since the fire and the rest of the building is still out of bounds, although Cllr Kington added that he hoped the tea room and Bambini Children's Day Care Nursery would also be reopened in the near future.

A statement from Epsom & Ewell Borough Council said loss adjusters and insurers had also visited the site but it was still too early to speculate on what caused the fire.
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