▁M ills ▁lived ▁in ▁nearby ▁Spring ▁Road ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁drink ▁in ▁the ▁Cr ick eters . ▁ ▁Spring bourne ▁Library ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁was ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁its ▁benef actor , ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie , ▁it ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁Car neg ie ▁libraries , ▁a ▁scheme ▁created ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie , ▁that ▁involved ▁building ▁ 2 5 0 9 ▁libraries ▁world wide , ▁ 6 6 0 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁Andrew ▁Car neg ie ▁started ▁this ▁scheme ▁as ▁a ▁Phil anth rop ist , ▁after ▁ret iring ▁from ▁business ▁and ▁s elling ▁his ▁steel ▁enter pr ises ▁to ▁Mr ▁J . ▁P . ▁Morgan ▁for ▁$ 6 ▁billion . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Ab ber line ▁was ▁a ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁police ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper ▁mur ders ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁retired ▁to ▁Spring bourne ▁- ▁first ly ▁to ▁ 4 ▁M eth uen ▁Road ▁( dem ol ished , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁W esse x ▁Way ), ▁then ▁to ▁" Est court ", ▁ 1 9 5 ▁Hold en h urst ▁Road , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁A ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁Ab ber line ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁at ▁the ▁latter ▁property ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 2