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Old Library Building


The Old Library Building at Newcastle University has to parts. The older part, which forms part of the Quadrangle, is built with red bond bricks, and one storey high, plus a basement. This was the original library, which dates from 1926, designed by A. Dunbar Smith, and is a Grade II listed building on the National Heritage List for England. The second and larger part is the 5 storey, brown brick building which extended the former library. The ground floor hosts The Courtyard eatery, which was refurbished in 2023. The building also hosts the Research Beehive, collaboration rooms. As, it's name implies, the building previously hosted the University Library, up to 1982, when the Philip Robinson Library was built. 

Newcastle University Quadrangle 1926 Historic Buildings and Monuments in Newcastle Philip Robinson Library
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Old Library Building, Newcastle University. With the Courtyard cafe on the ground floor.
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FORMER LIBRARY - Newcastle University - List Entry
- "Library, now university club. 1926 by A. Dunbar Smith. English bond brick with diaper work; ashlar dressings; roof of plain tiles. Basement and one high storey; 3 bays, the outer …
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List number: 1024760
List grade: 2
Borough: Newcastle
Grid ref: NZ2467865137

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