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Golden Boys

oldbrit said:
Is there anything left of the Downtown Birmingham, I knew in 1957 when I left?
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The Town Hall, The Council House and Museum/Art Gallery, the Cathedral, much of Colmore Row and the streets off that area, St Martins Church (but not the Bull Ring), the Victoria Law Courts and......er I can't think of anywhere else at the moment.
Those of us who stayed are now on our third Bull Ring.
 
Probably like you, John, I used to cycle around town in the evenings from Kings Heath - Moseley - Balsall Heath - Icknield Port Road and so on into the centre and back, but once you've left Moseley, I don't think there's an awful lot left that is recognisable.

Maurice :cool:
 
Do you recognise this? St Philip's Cathedral after it got dark earlier this evening.



Is a lot of surviving Victorian buildings. Many have been restored, and probably look better now than 50 to 60 years ago (cleaner at least).
 
Thank you all for the comments on the "Golden Boys" AS a youngster at the time, I was honoured to be a very small part of this and the history of Brum.
 
I made very regular trips into the city - it was where it all seemed to be happening it seemed. There was tremendous interest around every corner and up all the side streets and alleyways in most parts of the city. I don't think the modern place -(Brum is not alone here) is as interesting with very angular buildings - some very tall - all over the place, but the suburbs probably have their charm I guess.
 
ellbrown said:
Zoom in to the empty plinth of the future site of the Boulton, Watt & Murdoch statue within the construction area of the Symphony Hall new foyer.

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Looks like a good location, and they won’t be facing SH. Now wondering which way round would be best when the new extension is built.
 
Good to see them back even if in my mind spoiled with the Gold finish
 

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