Public Library is a Grade II* listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1972. Library. 5 related planning applications.
Public Library
- WRENN ID
- burning-rampart-thistle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1972
- Type
- Library
- Address
- Public Library, Spring Hill B18, B18 7BH
- OS grid reference
- SP 055 874
- Coordinates
- 52.48508, -1.91949
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Public Library on Spring Hill, built in 1893 by Martin and Chamberlain, is a small but richly designed example of Gothic style architecture located at a corner site with Icknield Street. It features bright red brick complemented by the partnership's characteristic terracotta dressings and decoration. A prominent clock tower with a pinnacle clasped spire is situated above the entrance. The steep gable end roof is tiled and adorned with cresting tiles. The building has finialed gabled window bays that contain lofty paired lancets with ogee arched and pointed lights, along with decorative terracotta panels between the floors. The south front includes a triple group of windows with a taller gabled centre light, topped by a pyramid roof at the west end. Inside, the library is galleried with balconies supported by marble columns, and features a pointed barrel vault over the open two-storey space.
Local climate
Public Library receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
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- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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