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Birmingham Central Library. / 52.4802972°N 1.9047694°W / 52.4802972; -1.9047694. Birmingham Central Library was the main public library in Birmingham, England, from 1974 until 2013, replacing a library opened in 1865 and rebuilt in 1882. For a time the largest non-national library in Europe, [1] it closed on 29 June 2013 and was ...
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Jun 29, 2013 · The Prince of Wales once referred to Birmingham's Central Library as looking like "a place where books are incinerated, not kept". Designed by local architect, John Madin, the current library has ...
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Jun 29, 2013 · 1960 - The Birmingham Mail reported the library was struggling to look after 750,000 books in a building designed to hold 30,000. June 1970 - The foundation stone of a new library was laid on the ...
Dec 1, 2015 · Campaigners have appealed to Birmingham City Council's new leader to save the "iconic" Central Library building from demolition. The building, an example of brutalist architecture, closed to make ...
Jan 5, 2015 · BBC News Online. The controversial demolition of Birmingham's Central Library begins on Monday. But while the city council considers the building to have served its time, those who fought to save ...
The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep (to which it connects, and with which it shares some facilities) and Baskerville House. Upon opening on 3 September 2013, it replaced Birmingham Central Library.
Aug 29, 2013 · Prince Charles once famously called Birmingham's old central library an "incinerator" but the architects of its £189m replacement have striven to create a "people's palace". The futuristic new ...
