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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 replaced by the Library of Birmingham .
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.
Chamberlain Square or Chamberlain Place is a public square in central Birmingham, England, named after statesman and notable mayor of Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain. The Victorian square was drastically remodelled in the 1970s, with most of the Victorian buildings demolished and the construction of the Brutalist Central Library.
The rebuilt Central Library of 1882, demolished in 1974 Chamberlain enrolling Hercules as a member of the Birmingham and Midland Institute: detail from an 1866 leaflet Instead he went into partnership with William Martin who was already established as the city's public works architect.
Birmingham Archives and Collections at the Library of Birmingham hold the archives for the city of Birmingham, England.The records date back to the 12th century and are accessible for multiple levels of research, from family histories to a wider range of historical interest of the area.
It was shown at Birmingham Central Library before touring to other venues in the United Kingdom and United States. [ 1 ] The exhibition contained photographs taken between the 1890s and the 1990s, and related them to other material artefacts of the time.
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