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It was so pretty before! (Birmingham Central Library) (lemmy.world)
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Looking it up, apparently the new version was itself demolished in 2015 to make room for commercial spaces, which makes it even more sad.

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[โ€“] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If it makes you feel better the library building demolished in 2015 didn't mean the end of the library. The library moved to a new and improved building.

[โ€“] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Ooh, that does help.