Agree Mike I couldn’t find any either. They look to be within the railings of the Church. Viv.
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Victoria Square
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pjmburns
master brummie
As it appears to be a drawing could it be "artistic licence"?
I think it could be, but on looking more closely on the scene in the distance on the opposite side of the road, I wonder whether the "trees" are the artist's attempt to represent lots of people , as this is similar there and definitely serves that purpose there
A Sparks
master brummie
Oh no....the Floozy fountain has problems again 
Birmingham 'Floozy in the Jacuzzi' repairs uncover more problems
Hours after an overhaul, detergent was poured in to Birmingham's landmark fountain.
www.bbc.co.uk
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
not me
DavidGrain
master brummie
Missed all that. I was at a meeting in the Council House on Friday and they had almost finished removing it. I had gone past on the tram the week before thinking I must come back.
Love the planting. Viv.
Bob Davis
Bob Davis
What is that
BOB
Stokkie
master brummie
There are two sphinx-like guardians in Victoria Square. Designed by Dhruva Mistry as part of River (known colloquially as 'The Floozy in the Jacuzzi' after the one in Dublin) All this was constructed in 1993.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...ian_-_near_the_former_General_Post_Office.JPG [Photo Ell Brown, Wikipedia] I think the artist once said he had ancient Indian sculpture as a reference. To me they seem to resemble the sculptures of a winged bull (lamassu) from the Assyrian city of Nimrud found in the British museum. Though the heads are abstracted and Buddha like.
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What an ugly hoarding on top of the Temperance Hotel. Bet the Council couldn’t wait to get rid of the place. Viv.
Here is it from the other side. Promoting a temperance drink. Would have helped prevent scurvy (if people could afford it)
izzy eckerslike
master brummie
Here is a photo from an old book, it shows New street and Council House Square in1875, it was renamed Victoria square in 1901.
Look at all those shop blinds, something you rarely see now, also a sign for the 'Waterloo Bar'
Look at all those shop blinds, something you rarely see now, also a sign for the 'Waterloo Bar'
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The Square must have had a reputation in 1905.
A busy scene, although nothing like the number of vehicles around the Square in later years in the 1980s photo (Image from the John Whybrow Collection). No date for the first image, but perhaps someone can date it by the vehicles.
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izzy eckerslike
master brummie
Hard to tell the date, note there are no Horses visible either but the vehicles look early. The omnibus must be really early though, 1915?, the driver cab is open to the weather and presumably originally a bus with no roof either but since has had one added. I wonder if you could even stand up in the upstairs part, even in more modern times I had to duck my head when I stood up when I went upstairs
