page_title: Brynmor Jones Library
hierarchical_section_title: Brynmor Jones Library
caption_attribution_description: When Philip Larkin arrived in Hull from library duties in Belfast in 1955 he soon played a lead role in establishing the new purpose built library. Upon completion of the new building he penned a pamphlet describing its history from 1929 -1979 under the title of &quot;A Lifted Study-Storehouse&quot; (apt but ugly). He was to spend the next 30 years in this position till his death in 1985. During his tenure, Sir Andrew Motion, the future poet laureat and Larkin's best biographer lectured at the university. Interviewed for the Observer newspaper in 1979 Larkin commented &quot;Librarianship suits me.. and it has just the right blend of academic interest and administration that seems to suit my particular talents, such as they are&quot; &quot;By Day , a lifted study-storehous; night Converts it to a flattened cube of light. Whichever's shown, the symbol is the same; Knowledge; a university; a name&quot;.
context_page_description: The Brynmor Jones Library is the main library at the University of Hull. In 1967 it was named after Sir Brynmor Jones who initiated research in the field of Liquid Crystals at Hull and became Head of the Department of Chemistry in 1947. He was the Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1956 to 1972.
  The building consists of two main sections, the older Art Deco style entrance and front section, built in the 1950s, which is five floors high 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, 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 Humber 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 served as Librarian here for thirty years from 1955 until his death in 1985.
context_section_description: The Brynmor Jones Library (BJL) is the main library at the University of Hull. 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 Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1956 to 1972.
  The building consists of two main sections, the older Art Deco 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, 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 Humber 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 served as Librarian here for thirty years from 1955 until his death in 1985.
caption: The main entrance
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