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Centenary Square development 2020

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All I can say is well photographed Ell , but if thats what they call progress leave me back in the 1950's . Thats when you knew where you were going and every building was'nt on top of each other . Thanks Ell , but no thanks
 
Symphony Hall which opened back in 1991 is almost 30 years old, and they decided that they needed to have a new modern foyer. Probably more room for guests.

If you want to go back to the Bingley Hall, remember it was burnt down in 1984!

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It's called progress. In the post war years, the Council let all these concrete buildings go up, probably due to the Wilson Government policies. But these buildings were not well maintained over 40 to 50 years.

A young boy having fun in the Reflective Pool today.

 
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Symphony Hall which opened back in 1991 is almost 30 years old, and they decided that they needed to have a new modern foyer. Probably more room for guests.

If you want to go back to the Bingley Hall, remember it was burnt down in 1984!

Sunday view.



It's called progress. In the post war years, the Council let all these concrete buildings go up, probably due to the Wilson Government policies. But these buildings were not well maintained over 40 to 50 years.

A young boy having fun in the Reflective Pool today.

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Bingley Hall , yes Ell it was burned down in 1984 , but it was built in 1850 . When will these johnny cum lately's be knock down 30/40 yrs ? We must remember arson or somesuch has no reflection on the characteristics of the building .
 
hi ell...could i ask do you take your photos at the crack of dawn as usually very little or no people around..thanks ell

lyn
 
No, midday or in the afternoon. There wouldn't be people hovering in mid air in front of that new facade. Unless you had builders on a cherry picker or something. No one on site today that I could see.
 
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No, midday or in the afternoon. There wouldn't be people hovering in mid air in front of that new facade. Unless you had builders on a cherry picker or something. No one on site today that I could see.
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lol i know that ell but i was looking at your photos on post 36 at ground level...how quiet the city centre seems now...

lyn
 
That was a rainy day. People either sheltering from the rain. Or sticking to the City Core shopping. You should see how busy the High Street area was, way too many people. Westside was much quieter, including Brindleyplace. Was even people sitting on graves in Cathedral Square (St Philip's Cathedral Birmingham).

Despite Broad Street being closed (in sections), cars were speeding around Grosvenor Street West today.
 
I came across this video online. Difficult to know which thread to post it on as it shows a walk from Brindley Place to New Street
However as much of it shows Centenary Square, I thought this the most appropriate. Not having been in the city centre since the beginning of March, quite a bit of what is shown in the Centenary Square area is new to me. It is an 18 minute video so you might need to set aside time to watch. Out of sequence they go back to Centenary Square at the end.
 
Starting to look smart, I like the way the Town Hall and Council House reflect in the glass of the new buildings.
 
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I have just watched the video all the way thro'. I was half way before I recognised anything! Then I saw a hoarding which said Broad St. The first building that I recognised was the Birmingham Repertory Theatre - I went to the first performance when it opened in 1971? The shop on the acute corner of New St. used to be a camera shop - I bought my first camera from there.

Regards from Redruth

Arnold
 
Not been in Birmingham for many years and at 89 don't think I ever will. But looking at Ells wonderful photos have to agree with William Streeter that i don't really want to. When I first saw the photos of Centenary Square I wondered what all the poles were sticking up. Not until I saw the night photos did I realise they were modern day street lamps. Do they really have to be so tall. In my cogitations I thought the council could put ropes between each one and then as an added attraction get some monkeys playing on them. They would have a great time! If I do visit it will only be at night when lights are on.
 
Don't we all, and I'm sure that it not just because we are all of a certain age!

Maurice :cool:
 
Lloyd said:
Just looked through the photos of Birmingham centre and how its changed since the last time I was there. *cries* What happened to the Birmingham I knew & loved???
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True. i went to new st on the train a couple of years ago,and i got lost. i had a job to find my way around.:confused:
 
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