Pages from the oldest known copy of the Quran have been discovered at the library of the University of Birmingham, in England. A Ph.D. candidate came upon several parchments from the ancient ...

When Queen Victoria traveled through Birmingham in the 19th century, she always kept the window blinds shut. Birmingham was the hub of England’s industrial revolution. It was choked with pollution. It ...

A historic Birmingham library that 'will never reopen' in its original form remains frozen in time three years after closing. Ladywood's Spring Hill Library closed 'temporarily' in December 2022 due ...

Written by James Taylor-Foster Published on January 07, 2015 The site of the former library will become home to a £550 million development (Paradise Circus) that will feature offices, retail outlets ...