Council anger as EH asks for Birmingham library listing

By and Marguerite Lazell Marguerite Lazell Marguerite Lazell2008-06-27T00:00:00

Birmingham Central Library: “charmless and decrepit”

Source: English Heritage

Birmingham Council has harshly criticised the city’s central library after English Heritage recommended the 1973 building be grade II listed.

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