Todays Friday Photo was taken inside the Grade I listed Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street, during a public open day (and not a disciplinary visit!). Architects Aston Webb and Ingress Bell won the competition to design the law courts and the ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the Bejewelled Owl from this summer’s Big Hoot art trail, which stands in St Paul’s Churchyard in St Paul’s Square. The Big Hoot has brought businesses, artists, schools and the local community together to create a public trail ...
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This beautiful red-brick building is located in the heart of Sutton Coldfield and steeped in history, having once been a hotel, a council building and even a fire station. In 1974, when Sutton Coldfield became a district of Birmingham, the town hall ...
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Today’s Friday photo(s) are from inside the Standard Works building on Vittoria street in the Jewellery Quarter. They were taken during a recent tour by the Ruskin Mill Trust, who had bought the grade II listed building after it having been disused for 20 ...
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Cambrian Wharf and Farmer’s Bridge Top Lock Today’s Friday photo, taken on what was a beautiful sunny day in Brum, is a view of Farmer’s Bridge Top Lock and Cambrian Wharf, which links onto the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal. The Birmingham and Fazeley ...
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It’s incredibly small and discreet, so you may not have noticed the blue plaque dedicated to the Gild Hall of the Holy Cross, the former location of King Edward’s VI school. Having worked at Blakesley Hall for seven years, I learned of ...
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Todays Friday photo is a little on the gloomy side as it was taken down in the basement underneath Piccadilly Arcade in central Birmingham. The space was opened up for the Associated Architects ‘Hidden Spaces’ exhibition about Birmingham’s cinema history. The arcade itself was ...
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This week’s Friday photo is a little different from the usual, as it shows a Birmingham street set up for the Hollywood Zombie Apocalypse Movie She Who Brings Gifts. As I strolled through Birmingham earlier this week I saw the hive of ...
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Todays Friday Photo is from a lovely Sunday visit to Sarehole Mill. I was taken with this view of the single cylinder steam engine that was installed in the granary, along with the prominent chimney in 1852. It was used to supplement the water wheels, ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the new Golden Square in the Jewellery Quarter. This is a new public square for locals and visitors alike to relax in, with an open space to hold markets and events. The project is part of the Birmingham Big ...
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