Cradley Heath Public Library

In the entry for SANDWELL MB UPPER HIGH STREET SO 98 NW Cradley Heath

7/148 Cradley Heath Public House

The address shall be amended to read

SO 98 NW SANDWELL MB UPPER HIGH STREET Cradley Heath

7/148 Cradley Heath Public Library

SANDWELL MB UPPER HIGH STREET SO 98 NW Cradley Heath Cradley Heath Public 7/148 House II

Public library. 1908 by Wills and Anderson. Red brick and yellow terra cotta with hipped slate roof. Single storey. Facade has four-bay arcade of brick round arches with chanelled rustication and concave surrounds. The windows are each of two lights with architrave, central mullion and cornice. Above each cornice is a fanlight with iron glazing bars. Door in third bay. Above a modillion cornice is a balustrade with urns. The central part is solid and inscribed: "Public Library". A foundation stone is inscribed: "This library was the gift of Andrew Carnegie Esq ....". The left hand return wall is of three main bays and has intermediate windows with architraves.

Listing NGR: SO9493586331