The last days of the Central Library
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The last days of the Central Library
Image: © Philip Pankhurst Taken: 9 Feb 2016
Demolition of the Brutalist Central Library in Birmingham is well underway and this view will soon be consigned to history, a fate which has befallen many notable buildings from that brief era of architectural fashion. Seen from the terrace of the new Library.
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