Central Library (detail), Wolverhampton

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Central Library (detail), Wolverhampton

Image: © Roger D Kidd Taken: 6 Dec 2008

There are eight windows on the two sides of the building facing the roads. Each one is dedicated to a literary "great" (as perceived in the 1900s). The library was built during 1900-02 by E. T. Hare on the site of the demolished Theatre Royal. MILTON, SHAKSPEAR, POPE, DRYDEN, SHELLEY, BYRON, CHAUCER and SPENSER.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.582983
Longitude
-2.12511