Northfield Library, Birmingham

#284 among attractions in Birmingham

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Northfield Library is a Carnegie library in Northfield, Birmingham, England which in 1914 became the first open-access lending library in Birmingham. ()

Coordinates: 52°24'53"N, 1°58'0"W

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NorthfieldBirmingham United Kingdom

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Northfield Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Woodbrooke, St Laurence's Church, Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, St David's Church.

1.4 miNE
Universities and schools
Woodbrooke, Birmingham
36 min walk • Woodbrooke Study Centre is a Quaker college in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. The only Quaker Study Centre in Europe, it was founded by George Cadbury in 1903 and occupies his former home on the Bristol Road. Woodbrooke's first Director of Studies was the biblical scholar J. Rendel Harris.
~1130 ftSE
Church
St Laurence's Church, Birmingham
6 min walk • St. Laurence's Church, Northfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Northfield, Birmingham. The church is in a conservation area near nail maker's cottages, the Great Stone Inn, the old school and the Village Pound.
1 miNE
Church
Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, Birmingham
27 min walk • The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, also known as Lazarica, is a Serbian Orthodox church located at Cob Lane in Bournville, Birmingham, England and was built for political refugees from Yugoslavia after World War II, with the support of the exiled Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia.
0.8 miN
Church
St David's Church, Birmingham
22 min walk • St David's Church, Shenley Green is a parish church of the Church of England located in Shenley Green, Birmingham.
0.5 miSW
Church
Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Birmingham
13 min walk • The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid, Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church in Northfield, Birmingham.
0.9 miS
City, Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Austin Village, Birmingham
23 min walk • Austin Village is a First World War housing estate of prefabs between Longbridge and Northfield, Birmingham. Herbert Austin, who created the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge in 1905, had to take on more workers during the First World War when his factory became involved in making tanks and aircraft.
0.9 miSE
Village
Northfield, Birmingham
24 min walk • Northfield is a residential area in outer south Birmingham, England, and near the boundary with Worcestershire. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.
1 miE
Canal
Wychall Reservoir, Birmingham
26 min walk • Wychall Reservoir, is a canal compensation reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England. It was built in the early 19th century by the Worcester Canal Company, after mill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effectiveness of their mills.
1.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bartley Reservoir, Birmingham
39 min walk • Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. It covers 460,000 square metres. The reservoir is about 1.05 kilometres long, over 450 metres wide, and about 18 metres deep at the dam. Its surface area is 0.45 square kilometres.
1.2 miS
Neighbourhood
West Heath, Birmingham
31 min walk • West Heath is a residential area of Birmingham, England on the boundary with Worcestershire.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Northfield Library?

Nearby attractions include St Laurence's Church, Birmingham (6 min walk), Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Birmingham (13 min walk), St David's Church, Birmingham (22 min walk), Austin Village, Birmingham (23 min walk).

How to get to Northfield Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Northfield Library:

Bus

Church Rd / Telephone Exchange • Lines: 19 (1 min walk)
Bunbury Rd / Church Rd • Lines: 19 (4 min walk)

Train

Northfield (12 min walk)