2008

SP3691 : South-west corner of Nuneaton Library

taken 16 years ago, near to Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

South-west corner of Nuneaton Library
South-west corner of Nuneaton Library
After buildings in Church Street, Nuneaton, had been severely damaged in World War II, the town council took the opportunity of replanning the area to form a 'civic centre'.
The master-planning was undertaken and new buildings designed by the architect Frederick Gibberd (who grew up in Coventry and had family in Nuneaton) in the 1950's and 1960's. A police station, magistrates courts, library, government offices, council flats and a new ring road were built.
It has been said that the design of the library (arguably Gibberd's most interesting work in the area) was inspired by the work of the French architect Ledoux.
The police station and magistrates courts were demolished c 2007 after the opening of the new Justice Centre, and the library was under threat of replacement by a new college development, although that has now been shelved (2010).

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John Brightley   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 19 April, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 June, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3644 9172 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:31.3288N 1:27.8621W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 3641 9173
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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