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Harold Wilson and Birmingham Central Library black plaque

Commemorative plaque

Overview

Harold Wilson and Birmingham Central Library black plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Birmingham. This black commemorative plaque records: Birmingham Central Libraries opened on the 12th January 1974 by the RT Hon Harold Wilson O.B.E. in the presence of the Worship The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Mrs Marjorie A.

Why it was made

The saved account records: This black commemorative plaque records: Birmingham Central Libraries opened on the 12th January 1974 by the RT Hon Harold Wilson O.B.E.

People and events

The saved account records: in the presence of the Worship The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Mrs Marjorie A.

How it worked

The saved account records: Chairman of the Leisure Services Committee, Councillor Ken Barton City Librarian William Taylor, M.C.

What remains

The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.

Why it mattered

Harold Wilson and Birmingham Central Library black plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Birmingham Central Libraries opened on the 12th January 1974 by the RT Hon Harold Wilson O.B.E. M.P. in the presence of the Worship The Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Mrs Marjorie A. Brown J.P. Chairman of the Leisure Services Committee, Councillor Ken Barton City Librarian William Taylor, M.C. F.L.A. Architects The John Madin Design Group The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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