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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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weston Park and Arts Tower.

Park
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is a with an area of just over 5 hectares in the City of , , England. It lies immediately west of the , alongside the Museum. is situated 500 feet west of Western Bank Library.

University building
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The is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in , England, belonging to the University of Sheffield and which opened in 1965. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its period".

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 740 feet south of Western Bank Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netherthorpe and St George’s Quarter.

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
St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven "" located in the 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.

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.

Western Bank Library

Latitude
53.38262° or 53° 22′ 57″ north
Longitude
-1.48807° or 1° 29′ 17″ west
Open location code
9C5W9GM6+2Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23057166
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q104853679
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