This week’s Friday photo is of New Hall Valley, located in Sutton Coldfield, and if you look closely, you may even be able to spot New Hall Mill in the background (one of my up-coming Friday Photos). I remember on many occasion ...
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Today’s Friday Photo is of the Fort Dunlop building, in Erdington. The original Dunlop Rubber Company was established in 1901 to manufacture tyres for bicycles and motor vehicles. Due to an increase in demand during the First World War, the Fort Dunlop ...
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Today’s Friday photo is Aston Hall’s spectacular Long Gallery. I took the shot last month on a visit to Aston Hall during social event with the BCT supporters and volunteers. We had a private out of hour’s tour led by fellow volunteer ...
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This week’s Friday Photo is of another one of my favourite spots in the city, The University of Birmingham. It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost ten years since I graduated from Birmingham back in 2006. I really don’t know where ...
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Today’s Friday photo is from a little outside of Birmingham; the engine house at Earlswood lakes. The lakes are part of the Stratford-on-Avon canal network, situated about 9km south from the start of the northern section at Kings Norton. The lakes were originally ...
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Today’s Friday photo is Pype Hayes Hall, which is a grade II listed mansion house in Pype Hayes park in Erdington. I recently had a family day out to this beautiful park and came across this building which led me to do ...
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It’s officially spring in Birmingham so what better reason to share the blooming cherry blossom in Oozells Square, just outside the Ikon Gallery, which is landscaped as a Japanese Zen Garden. I look forward to photographing this beautiful sea of pink each year ...
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Todays Friday photo is of the entrance block to the Union Works (later the Gwenda Works) on Legge Lane, one of many former manufactories in the Jewellery Quarter. It is Grade II listed and was built in 1913 for Henry Manton, silversmith and ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the Administration Block to the former GEC Witton Works, which is grade II listed. This was built by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners (1920-22) for the General Electrical Company Ltd. Wallis, Gilbert and Partners were the most noted designers of ...
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Birmingham is one of Europe’s greenest cities so it may come as no surprise to learn that Europe’s largest urban park, Sutton Park, is located in our wonderful city. It’s one of my favourite places to visit, especially while walking my dogs, ...
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