Archaeological Site Library & Centenary Sq

[Dave M]

4th March 2010

 

[Dave M]

Last few from the 4th March 2010

 

[Dave M]

8th July 2010

 

[horsencart]

Does anyone know what Building? or Factory stood on the land in front of the Library and the REP I noticed today in the area where the new fountain will go there is a what appears to be the remains of possibly a Cellar of a Factory Floor there is substitutional brick work that can be seen, the is a smaller brick wall and for some reason in the area of the trench the builders have left what looks like a concrete? or brick wall? here are 10 photos of the site as it was this morning https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36183033162/in/dateposted/

 

[robert]

There used to be a brass foundry not to far from there.

 

[Vivienne14]

I wondered if it's part of Winfields Brass foundry. I thought there were substantial archaelogical excavations of the site before the library development. Viv.

 

[Vivienne14]

Found the B'ham Mail reference to it. Viv.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/archeological-dig-at-new-birmingham-library-127813

 

[rosie]

I searched for this old thread as it refers to the land by the Library (and Winfield Brass) where there are new excavations.
rosie.

 

[rosie]

I've just searched one the old threads about the excavations but I don't know how to link it!
Lyn's thread has pics of Winfields etc.
rosie.

 

[mikejee]

Below is map c1889 showing area, with approx. position of library in red

 

[Vivienne14]

Here you are Rosie - the link you referred to. I shal merge his thread with the one below. Viv.

https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...l-site-at-new-library-history-revealed.26299/

 

[Astoness]

hello rosie are you saying that there are excavations going on right now? or are you talking about the winfield brass excavation of 2009

lyn x

 

[robert]

It the excavations for the new paradise development, right in front of the new libray

 

[Astoness]

oh thanks rob..i must be slippingwonder if its worth me taking a look..not sure exactly what the public can see of it..

also thank you rosie for the heads up

lyn

 

[horsencart]

For some reason they have filled in the hole https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36323735016/in/photostream/

 

[Astoness]

thanks horsencart...thats saved me a wasted trip tomorrow

lyn

 

[mikejee]

Don't think the archeoligical dig would have removed all the remains unless it was necessary for foundations.
Anyway the present builders were obviously afraid Lyn would come and take all their bricks !

 

[Astoness]

ha ha mike .....i was going to go up there tomorrow complete with wheelbarrow

 

[oldMohawk]

Missing PB pics from posts #78,#79,#80,#81 have been recovered and placed in the thread below from which they could be copied back to their original posts if required.
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ld-new-brum-pictures.46719/page-5#post-597814

 

[ellbrown]

It's actually for the redevelopment of Centenary Square.

This photo from the library was taken at the beginning of July 2017.



And this was at the beginning of May.

 

[Vivienne14]

The lost photos originally posted by Astoness and retrieved by Oldmohawk from Photobucket in post #104 have now been replaced into the individual posts. Viv.

 

[horsencart]

More of the Brick wall? broken up https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36028280930/in/photostream/

 

[Astoness]

thanks horecart..could possibly have been part of the canal basin...just a guess

lyn

 

[horsencart]

A small number of photos of the area today I did notice that where they were digging today the earth was a very rich colour my thoughts that there may have been burning or a furnace of some kind ? plus a shot of the bricks that will soon be on the back of a tipper lorry https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36444338475/in/dateposted/

 

[horsencart]

Work on the site will slow down for a time apparently it is becauce of the stuff they keep finding in the ground how true this I do not know, the heavy machines have now left the site
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36455948206/in/dateposted/

 

[horsencart]

They have dug another large hole and there appears to be a lot of fresh brick work but it all over the shop https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/36105385274/in/dateposted/

 

[Vivienne14]

Does anyone know if there is currently any archaeological work going on in the Square ? Think we need to make it clear to readers as this thread was originally started to show the archaelogical dig in 2009. Can anyone tell from Ell's and Horsencart's images ? Thanks both for keeping us in the picture about developments there. Viv.

 

[Vivienne14]

If we have no confirmation of archaeological surveys on the site I shall separate out the posts about the new Centenary Square development from the historical content on this thread. Viv.

A thread about Centenary Square is now here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/centenary-square.48358/ Viv.