Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024

[pjmburns]

viv post 74 zero seemed to think it was listed

lyn

I saw that but can't find a listing.

 

[Vivienne14]

Found this reference, although not formally listed building(s) there are protections :

The Infirmary Front Range Retention: While not officially Grade II listed by Historic England, the master redevelopment plan enforced by Homes England and Birmingham City Council explicitly mandates the retention of the historic Infirmary Front Range due to its local architectural and cultural value.

 

[mikejee]

But this is probably just as reliable as the many housing developments specifying "X% affordable homes ", which rarely actually occurs even with the ridiculous definition of "affordable"

 

[pjmburns]

Found this reference, although not formally listed building(s) there are protections :

The Infirmary Front Range Retention: While not officially Grade II listed by Historic England, the master redevelopment plan enforced by Homes England and Birmingham City Council explicitly mandates the retention of the historic Infirmary Front Range due to its local architectural and cultural value.

I'll look again at planning site

 

[zero]

The first block of the site that i'm referring to is the one where the A&E section was attached to.
I'm not familiar with the official listing status, I was told by work colleagues that it couldn't be demolished because it was 'listed'

Image below shows the plans, its there at the front. Taken from the visty website.

BMEC/Sheldon blocks (green dots), DGM building (blue dot), multistory carpark (yellow dot) and BTC (red dot) will remain.

 

[zero]

Will continue to post more images later in the evening. Thanks all for the likes and comments.

 

[pjmburns]

This design plan shows the Infirmary Buildings to be retained. Coloured bue and ringed in grey shading

 

[Astoness]

hi zero would you happen to have any photos of the archway building before it was demolished or better still of the inside of it....i tried to get some but with the boarding around it was difficult and i couldnt get in..thanks again for the amazing photos


lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Thanks Janice, that's helpful. I think this must be a view of part of that saved building. Maybe the central section of the frontage - See my orange dot on the map.

If the whole (blue marked and part of original infirmary ) section as per Janice's plan in post #97 is being 'preserved' (and albeit converted to domestic dwellings) that's at least better than I thought. It's quite a substantial building.

 

[pjmburns]

It is being converted to 53 apartments so must be pretty big.

 

[zero]

hi zero would you happen to have any photos of the archway building before it was demolished or better still of the inside of it....i tried to get some but with the boarding around it was difficult and i couldnt get in..thanks again for the amazing photos


lyn

Hi, sorry no, I started way after it had been demolished.

 

[zero]

Roof of Sheldon views. In photo 'DSCF0634' you can see MMUH in the distance.

 

[zero]

Estates and Boiler house.

 

[zero]

Inside maternity

 

[zero]

Royal Mail Garden. Not sure if this was ever open to the public. Access was from the ground floor corridor.

 

[zero]

The famous ground floor corridor.

 

[zero]

more from the ground floor corridor

 

[zero]

Chapel on the first floor. Was empty by the time I got there

 

[zero]

outside of the chapel (Top part). The ground floor section was used for medical engineering and before that, it was a massive sewing room.

 

[zero]

Will continue tomorrow. Thanks all.

 

[Astoness]

hi zero i can only say again that this collection of photos are amazing..i dont think i have ever seen so many taken of one building they are a credit to you and it must have taken you an age to capture them all and surely in years to come they will become of invaluable historic interest as they are now..they really need to be preserved somehow..have you ever thought of publishing them in a book..

lyn

 

[Mark Tooze]

Agree - super photos and taken with thought and care - not just snapshots.

 

[zero]

hi zero i can only say again that this collection of photos are amazing..i dont think i have ever seen so many taken of one building they are a credit to you and it must have taken you an age to capture them all and surely in years to come they will become of invaluable historic interest as they are now..they really need to be preserved somehow..have you ever thought of publishing them in a book..

lyn

Thank you Lyn and all the other brummies for your kind words. Honestly, I'm so happy that there are fellow brummites that can view and cherish the history of Birmingham from my photo's.

This is the first forum that i've ever posted on, and what a fine choice it was!

I like your idea of a book, might investigate it. I'll make enquiries at work, as they have a media team.

On to the next batch of photo's.

 

[zero]

Roof of A&E views. In some of the photo's my aim was to capture the old hospital and the new replacement hospital in one photo.
Took a photo of city centre for the sake of it. That's also changing so fast.

 

[zero]

More from the nurses home. Can't believe I missed these out! some might be the same as my first post.
The basement passage went around the perimeter of the building and connected to the hospital basement.

 

[zero]

These are from the inside of the first block of city that will remain (1st Floor), with some views out of windows from ward D42 which was linked.

 

[Astoness]

again stunning photos zero...photos 1 and 2 on post 115 showed a walled area on the ground..do you know what that was it looks like it holds water so maybe a pond?...you most certainly did choose the right forum to share the photos..not wishing to blow ones own trumpet but unlike other history platforms such as facebook we have dedicated threads for thousands of topics so it is easier to come back and find the threads as you should receive an email alert telling you a new post has been made on a thread you have posted on...carl chinn who as you most likely know fought hard to save the archway of tears and failed and like most of us is still very angry at its loss.. he knows about this forum and has told me its the best pro active birmingham history forum that is out there...so praise indeed.. thank you

lyn

 

[Mark Tooze]

Brilliant photos - if you do write a book post #115 photo #16 would be a good cover photo - depicting the hospital "frozen in time" with dilapidation all around it - super lighting!

 

[Astoness]

Brilliant photos - if you do write a book post #115 photo #16 would be a good cover photo - depicting the hospital "frozen in time" with dilapidation all around it - super lighting!

great idea for a cover photo mark and for a book title maybe "the rise and fall of western road workhouse and infirmary" sorry zero we tend to get carried away on here


lyn

 

[zero]

again stunning photos zero...photos 1 and 2 on post 115 showed a walled area on the ground..do you know what that was it looks like it holds water so maybe a pond?...you most certainly did choose the right forum to share the photos..not wishing to blow ones own trumpet but unlike other history platforms such as facebook we have dedicated threads for thousands of topics so it is easier to come back and find the threads as you should receive an email alert telling you a new post has been made on a thread you have posted on...carl chinn who as you most likely know fought hard to save the archway of tears and failed and like most of us is still very angry at its loss.. he knows about this forum and has told me its the best pro active birmingham history forum that is out there...so praise indeed.. thank you

lyn

Hi, Yes it was a pond and a garden area.
I have browsed around the various posts on this site and it is amazing!. The posts captured my attention for hours upon hours.
I have spoken to a few long serving members of staff about the archway, they too were and are still sad about its destruction.