The Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) is the main

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at the

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. In 1967 it was named after Sir Brynmor Jones (1903-1989) who initiated research in the field of Liquid Crystals ( LCD) at Hull and became Head of the Department of Chemistry in 1947. He was the

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of the University from 1956 to 1972. UOH Jan23 Brynmor Jones Library E

The building consists of two main sections, the older

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style entrance and front section, built in the 1950s, which is five floors high (originally three which were later subdivided by mezzanines) and the newer extension, completed in 1970, which consists of eight floors plus a basement. The older section has two exterior bas-relief sculptures by

Willi Soukop Willi Soukop (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995) was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink. Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learn ...

, one is of an owl, the other shows a human figure representing the light of knowledge and is positioned directly over the main entrance. The new section has views over the

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with three lifts for student use and a fourth lift for staff. It contains over a million books, plus other reference materials, mainly for use by students at the university. There are also a large number of open access computers within the library which are connected to the University network. The poet

Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, '' The North Ship'', was published in 1945, followed by two novels, '' Jill'' (1946) and '' A Girl in Winter'' (1 ...

served as

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here for thirty years from 1955 until his death in 1985.

References

External links

Brynmor Jones Library websiteHull Uni Library on Twitter
Academic libraries in England University of Hull Art Deco architecture in England Library buildings completed in 1969 Buildings and structures in Kingston upon Hull Libraries in the East Riding of Yorkshire {{library-struct-stub