Spring Hill Library
| Spring Hill Library | |
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 Spring Hill Library, Ladywood, Birmingham | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Library |
| Location | Ladywood, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′6.16″N 1°55′10.14″W / 52.4850444°N 1.9194833°W |
| Completed | 7 January 1893 |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frederick Martin, Martin & Chamberlain |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed |
Spring Hill Library (grid reference SP055874) is a red brick and terracotta Victorian building in Ladywood, Birmingham, England.
Designed in 1891 by Frederick Martin[1] of Martin & Chamberlain with a 65-foot (20 m) clock tower on the corner of Icknield Street and Spring Hill and opened on 7 January 1893, it now stands next to a roundabout and linked via a glazed atrium to a new (2010) Tesco superstore. The site was previously the location for the turnpike gate house for Icknield Street.[2]
Still in use as a Birmingham branch library, is a Grade II* listed building.[3][4]
In January 2014, the city council chose Spring Hill as one of four community libraries for future closure as part of its cuts program.[5]
Arms of Birmingham
The ceiling, with curved iron girders concealed (unusual for Martin & Chamberlain)
Notes[]
- ^ Thornton, Roy (2006). Victorian Buildings of Birmingham. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7509-3857-9.
- ^ John Young Walker MacAlister; Alfred William Pollard (1891). The Library: The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Oxford University Press. p. 199.
- ^ Historic England. "Spring Hill Public Library (Grade II*) (1076161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Details and photograph (1076161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 October 2006.
- ^ "Four Birmingham libraries facing closure because of budget cuts". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
References[]
- Birmingham Libraries – History of Spring Hill Library
- Spring Hill Architecture – article by Joe Holyoak 1974
- Pictures of Spring Hill Library in context with neighbouring buildings: Search for "Spring Hill Library" from Birmingham Images
Coordinates: 52°29′6.16″N 1°55′10.14″W / 52.4850444°N 1.9194833°W
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