There was no click-and-collect, no iPhones - the world was a very different place in 1973. We've taken a nostalgic trip down ...

Birmingham Central Library, a building designed by John Madin, opened in 1974 and closed in 2013. With the centre of the building 'nibbled' away slowly and laid open for the development of Paradise.

A consultation on the future on Birmingham’s libraries has been launched ... was “unrealistic” due to the deterioration of library buildings, increased running costs and insufficient ...