Spring Hill Library
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| Spring Hill Library | |
 Spring Hill Library |
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| Building | |
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| Type | Library |
| Location | Ladywood, Birmingham, England |
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| Construction | |
| Completed | January 7, 1893 |
| Height | 65 feet (20 m) |
| Design Team | |
| Architect | 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 Martin & Chamberlain with a 65-foot (20 m) clock tower on the corner of Icknield Street and Spring Hill and opened on January 7, 1893, it now stands next to a roundabout and surrounded by flattened ground where once it was attached to buildings. The site was previously the location for the turnpike gate house for Icknield Street.[1]
Still in use as a Birmingham branch library, it is a grade II* listed building.
A proposal to construct a Tesco supermarket to the rear of the building include the construction of a glazed corridor to connect the two structures.
 Arms of Birmingham |
 The ceiling, with curved iron girders concealed (unusual for Martin & Chamberlain) |
[edit] References
- ^ John Young Walker MacAlister; Alfred William Pollard (1891). The Library: The Transactions of the Bibliographical Society. Oxford University Press, 199.
- Birmingham Libraries – History of Spring Hill Library
- Spring Hill Architecture – article by Joe Holyoak 1974
- Digital Ladywood (photographs of Birmingham) - pictures of Spring Hill Library in context with neighbouring buildings - when in website, search for Spring Hill Library
- Details and photograph from Images of England site
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