File:Aston Library - Free Library - Former Aston Manor Council Offices And Libary On Witton Road, Aston - Polygonal Corner Tower - Weather Vane (4258701847).jpg
It is on the corner of Witton Road and Albert Road. The offices of Aston Pride are located within the library.
It was built for Aston Manor Council in 1882 and was designed by William Henman. It is a two-storey plus attic building of red brick with stone dressings. There is a polygonal corner tower with five bays, each three windows wide, along each street face. The second and fourth bays project and have gables. At the extension of the city boundary in 1911 the building came under the control of Birmingham and it is still used as a library.
(From Victorian Buildings of Birmingham by Roy Thornton).
A Weather vane / wind vane on the polygonal corner tower of Aston Library.
In Birmingham, Aston Library is locally listed as Grade A.
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