Date:1988
Description:A photograph of Handsworth Council House and Library taken in the late 1980's. City College, formerly known as Handsworth Technical College, now occupies the Council House portion of the building but the Library remains in the left-hand part of the building where it has been since it was opened on the 1st May 1880, an extension being added in 1891. The original building cost £20,700 and is in a neo Queen Anne style, the architect being William Henman FRIBA.
The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.
Originally built about 1700 and demolished in 1870. Handsworth Council House and ...
A rare photograph of the Waggon and Horses on Soho Road. Originally built about ...
This photograph of Soho road was taken from outside Handsworth Library facing towards ...
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Image courtesy of: Local Studies and History Department
Donor ref:LSH wk-h5-0608 (3/2031)
Source: Local Studies and History Department
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