After this the name was changed to the Free Library and Art Gallery. In 1881, the library and gallery moved again to New Road, Battersea, and in 1887 to 207 Camberwell Road.
Following this change, the institution's name was updated to the Free Library and Art Gallery. Two years later, in 1881, it moved from its original site to a new location on New Road, Battersea, before relocating again in 1887 to its current address on Camberwell Road.