Panorama etching of Birmingham centre from 1886

[mikejee]

Unfortunately it is difficult to make out the numbers and names on the index at the bottom

 

[Astoness]

wonderful mike thanks

lyn

 

[A Sparks]

I can read most of the index...
A. Edmund Street
B. New Street
C. Colmore Row
D. St Philips Churchyard
E. Waterloo Street
F. Corporation Street
G. The Bull Ring
H. High Street
I. Dale End
J. Snow Hill
K. Bull Street
L. Gt Charles Street

1. Town Hall
2. Chamberlain Memorial
3. ? Memorial
4. Free Library
5. Masons? College
6. Liberal Club
7. The New Art Gallery & Museum
8. The Council House
9. The School of Art
10. Parochial? Office
11. Gt Western Railway Station
12. Gt Western Hotel
13. Grand Hotel
14. The Arcade
15. St Philip's Church
16. ? Memorial
17. Provincial Bank of England
18. The Waterloo House
19. Christ Church
20. Theatre Royal
21. The Exchange
22. The Colonnade and ?
23. North Western & Midland Railway Stations
24. The Market Hall
25. Post Office
26. St Martin's Church
27. The Grammar School
28. Lewis's
29. Lincoln's? Inn
30. Bishop Ryder's Church
31. Birmingham Gas Works
32. St Mary's Church
33. St Chad's Roman Catholic Cathedral
34. Aston Church
35. Aston Hall

 

[RobT]

This is slightly larger

 

[A Sparks]

Excellent!

 

[RobT]

This any better? Click to enlarge.

 

[RobT]

1867: Birmingham City Art Gallery is established as part of a visionary plan for Birmingham city centre, proclaiming the cultural status of the newly rich industrial city. Image: Bird’s eye view of Birmingham in 1886, 1886, printed paper. © Birmingham Museums Trust

 

[RobT]

So, in January 2014, for the Birmingham Today exhibition at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Chris Eckersley updated and re-imagined Birmingham from the same viewpoint. Some things change, some things remain... here's Chris's version: