Birmingham Central Library’s final chapter

By and Andy Foster Andy Foster2009-07-24T00:00:00

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Source: Dennis Gilbert

John Madin’s 1974 Birmingham Central Library was designed to be flexible, for a possible future without books. English Heritage would like to see it listed, but the city’s political elite say it is impossible to refurbish for modern needs and want it demolished

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