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Jesmond Library
Jesmond Library in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Jesmond Library is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Jesmond Library is a public library in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, built in 1963. It is a Grade II listed building. Since 2013 it has been run by Friends of Jesmond Library, a group of local volunteers.
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Background
Description
The building, designed by Harry Faulkner Brown of Williamson, Faulkner, Brown and Partners, was erected in 1962–63. It was awarded the RIBA Bronze Medal in 1965. Situated on a corner site, the lending area, connected to a two-storey administrative block, is a small circular building with a steel frame painted black, windows above precast panels of pink granite aggregate, and a flat roof. The external windows and panels have a sawtooth arrangement.
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- Coordinates
- 54.9933, -1.6064
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE2 2DL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Established
- 1962
- Official site
- jesmondlibrary.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q26609409 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jesmond Library (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jesmond Library?
- Jesmond Library is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE2 2DL), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Jesmond Library built?
- Built or established in 1962.
- How do I get to Jesmond Library?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE2 2DL. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne North parliamentary constituency.