National Newspaper Building: 60 million newspapers spanning three centuries
The British Library’s brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. – Getty reports
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- Historic front pages are on display in the reading room at the new National Newspaper Building on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Resident engineer John Roberts poses as he looks at the millions of newspapers stored on racks at the National Newspaper Archive on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- A visitor to the new National Newspaper Archive views display copies of historic front pages in the reading room on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Resident engineer John Roberts poses as he looks at the millions of newspapers stored on racks at the National Newspaper Archive on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- A visitor to the new National Newspaper Archive views display copies of historic front pages in the reading room on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Dispatchers load volumes of newspapers at the new National Newspaper Building on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- Resident engineer John Roberts poses as he looks at the millions of newspapers stored on racks at the National Newspaper Archive on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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- An exterior view of the new National Newspaper Archive on January 23, 2015 in Boston Spa, United Kingdom. The British Librarys brand new National Newspaper Building officially opened today. The newly built storage void holds 60 million newspapers and periodicals spanning more than three centuries. The temperature and humidity controlled store is operated by robot cranes and can retrieve newspapers from any time and date. The British Library spent six months moving the archive from its previous home in Colindale, north London. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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