Today’s Friday photo is of the demolition of Birmingham Central Library. Opened in 1974 the Library was designed by local architect John Madin in the brutalist style. Since it open it created a marmite effect, some loved it some hated it. The ...
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This week’s Friday Photo is of a old building you may indeed recognise….Whitmore Warehouse, the site of the old Elkington and Mason Co electro-gilding and plating works. Hidden away in Newhall Square, just off Newhall Street, you can even catch a quick ...
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This weeks Friday photo, to start off December, is a festive one of Bournville Green. The Green was a important part of the original Bournville master plan, conceived as an integral focal point and green open space for the community. The renowned Christmas ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the flagstaff of Victoria Works. Victoria Works, in the Jewellery Quarter, is a grade II former pen nib factory that was purpose built for Joseph Gillot in 1839-40. Along the outer wall of the building is a beautiful ...
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Surprise, surprise, for this week’s Friday Photo I chose a building in Sutton Coldfield, which has been the location of many of my photos. Located on the Birmingham Road, this pretty sixteenth-century building is now used as a antiques house, and was originally ...
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I took this week’s Friday photo of one of my favourite buildings in Birmingham city centre, as it is undergoing a transformation. Number 128 New Street is a grade II-listed building and was built in 1867-69 as the head office of the ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the Chamberlain Clock in the Jewellery Quarter. I captured the picture during the evening rush hour to get a touch of light trail now the darker evenings are here! The Clock, named after Joseph Chamberlain, is a cast-iron Edwardian ...
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This week’s Friday Photo is of the Walmley Almshouses, located in Sutton Coldfield. I pass these buildings quite often and have always been intrigiued by them. The first almshouse on this site was built in 1828, but the one in today’s photo was ...
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This weeks Friday photo is of Perrotts Folly. The red brick, grade II* listed, folly is situated on Waterworks Road in Edgbaston, overlooking Edgbaston reservoir. The author JRR Tolkein lived near by and spent much time in Birmingham growing up. The folly, along with ...
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This week’s Friday photo is the snob screens in the beautiful Bartons Arms pub. Last month I had the pleasure of attending “A Taste & Tour of The Bartons Arms”, which is hosted by local author and Laurel & Hardy enthusiast John ...
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