Western Bank Library
Western Bank Library is a library at the University of Sheffield located on Western Bank, forming part of the Western Bank Campus. Formerly the Main Library, it is a Grade II* listed building opened in 1959 by Nobel prize-winning poet T. S. Eliot. The library was designed and built as a result of a national competition announced by the university in 1953. It was the university's main library until the Information Commons was opened in April 2007. Western Bank Library is linked to the Arts Tower (opened later in 1966) via a bridge between their mezzanine floors. The two buildings are intended to be viewed together according to their architect Gollins Melvin Ward.The library has 730 study spaces. It is accessed by the ground floor entrance or via entrances on the mezzanine level.
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Bolsover Street, Sheffield Netherthorpe
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S3 7EN Sheffield, Netherthorpe
England, United Kingdom
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