Information Commons

The Information Commons is a library and computing building in , , and is part of the University of Sheffield. The architects were the Edinburgh-based RMJM.
Photo: Byb3, Public domain.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Library
  • Description: education in Sheffield, England
  • Also known as: Information Commons, Sheffield
  • Roof shape: skillion

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University House and Western Bank Library.

Community center
is a large 6-floor building in the centre of the University of Sheffield's campus which houses the University of Sheffield Students' Union. is situated 650 feet southwest of Information Commons.

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. is situated 820 feet northwest of Information Commons.

Stadium
is a football stadium in , , England, which is the home of Sheffield United. The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall family of file and graver manufacturers. is situated 1 mile southeast of Information Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St George’s Quarter and Netherthorpe.

Quarter
St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven "quarters" located in the centre of , , devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and Broad Lane to the north.

Suburb
is a suburb of the City of in England. It is one mile west of the city centre. It is mostly an area of local government built housing situated on a considerable slope running downhill from the Brook Hill roundabout, at a height of 350 feet, towards the Shalesmoor roundabout at a height of 160 feet over a distance of half a mile.

Quarter
The is an area in the centre of , . Its heart is the Division Street and Devonshire Street shopping areas, known for their small independent shops and variety of pubs and bars.

Information Commons

Latitude
53.3816° or 53° 22′ 54″ north
Longitude
-1.48469° or 1° 29′ 5″ west
Levels
7
Open location code
9C5W9GJ8+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1192529181
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­skillion
Wiki­data ID
Q6030698
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