6 of 37 Architect John Madin outside the Birmingham Rep (designed by Graham Winteringham) where the new Central Library may be … Birmingham Architecture Walking Tours: West Midlands Buildings Tour. The view is from Chamberlain Square. There is a returns bin on the outside of the Library of Birmingham that can be used out of hours. Demolition of the old Central Library in Birmingham began today. All locations of the Birmingham Public Library will be closed December 24 - 25 and January 1 for the holidays. The old library is the building on the left side of the picture, behind the windmill selling tickets for the Tulip Festival. Birmingham's old Central Library demolished. Birmingham Central Library. Developers are clearing the site as … Birmingham Central Library – 1974 building. A "concrete cruncher" is being used initially to "nibble" at the exterior, but because of the … Birmingham, UK. English Heritage bid to have Birmingham Central Library, which opened in 1974, awarded listed status in 2009. NB If you are returning an item from another Birmingham Community Library you may not be able to return it using the Bin. Library Building design by Mecanoo – Library Technical University of Delft: photograph : Christian Richters. 14th Jan, 2015. Status: Destroyed Type: Public building Architect: John Madin Location: Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3HQ. The building to the right was Mason Science College, later part of Birmingham University. The new Library of Birmingham opened in September 2013. Credit: Nick Maslen/Alamy Live News Demolition work begins on Birmingham's old Central Library. Location: 3 In the Library, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3HQ, UK. Demolition of the old Birmingham Central Library has started this week. Birmingham Architecture. When using the Returns Bin or a Self-Service Kiosk please take a receipt. Built more than forty years ago, it's stood unusued since the the new library opened in 2013. Children are read to at Birmingham's old central library. It opened in 1974 and was was designed by Birmingham-born architect John Madin. It was the end of an era yesterday as demolition began on Birmingham's old Central Library. This is the view as it was in 2010. Central Library is open Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The lending library entrance was to the left of the windmill. As Birmingham Central Library prepares to close, a librarian looks back at a quarter of a century working in a building which looks like "a place where books are incinerated, not kept". 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