Smethwick Library, High Street
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Smethwick Library, High Street
Image: © P L Chadwick Taken: 16 Aug 2010
According to the website of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, this building was originally built in 1866 as a public hall. It has also been used as an employment exchange. The conversion to library purposes in the 1920's included the installation of an attractive stained glass window. The building was extensively renovated in 1984, and it now includes the Community History & Archives Service.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.496204
Longitude
-1.973443