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  1. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Found a new view from Paradise Circus Queensway (before Great Charles Street Queensway). Looking down what was Congreve Passage (Congreve Street again?) towards Victoria Square House. The gate has changed as they will be opening a car park there soon. Down to Victoria Square House past the...
  2. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Attempted to get new photos of Chamberlain Square through the fence. First view came out blurry, tried to fix it (fence in the way). Gap in the fence just before Centenary Way.
  3. ellbrown

    Bull Ring 2003

    Between the two malls on the top of the balcony area. You might spot Nelson on model photos 1 or 2, 3 or 5. You would have to click to the photos on Flickr and zoom in.
  4. ellbrown

    Bull Ring 2003

    No problem. Looks like it was before the 2011 Spiceal Street development which added new restaurants around St Martin's Square.
  5. ellbrown

    Bull Ring 2003

    Model of the Bullring I think from about the year 2000. Between the St Martin in the Bullring Cafe and the church.
  6. ellbrown

    Metro progress 2020

    This thread for the construction of the Metro extensions only. Walked down Broad Street and popped down one of the crossing paths. Tried putting my lens through the gaps in the gates. This came out blurry but have attempted to fix it. This one wasn't as bad. I take them quick without...
  7. ellbrown

    Golden Lion Cannon Hill

    Only new investment here at the MAC. At what was the People's Postcode Lottery Arena.
  8. ellbrown

    Golden Lion Cannon Hill

    Took a new photo of the Golden Lion passing the Boating Lake in Cannon Hill Park. There is a construction site around the Outdoor Arena next to The MAC.
  9. ellbrown

    Canals of Birmingham

    Could see from the no 63 bus on the Bristol Road in Selly Oak that they already have a bridge built over the Lapal Canal at Selly Oak Junction from the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. It goes along the side of the Sainsbury's Service building to the Unite student accommodation tower. They just...
  10. ellbrown

    Metro progress 2020

    MODA construction site on Broad Street seen from Sheepcote Street. This section of Broad Street hoarded off for the extension to Hagley Road.
  11. ellbrown

    Metro progress 2020

    Digbeth from the bus. The proposed tram stop will be somewhere near Birmingham Coach Station. Most of the Stratford Road / Warwick Road and Coventry Road routes head down here, as well as the Alcester Road routes. Although the 50 currently turns right onto Rea Street towards Kings Heath and...
  12. ellbrown

    Centenary Square development 2020

    Centenary Square is more or less back to normal now. But there is still barriers around the Reflective Pool area.
  13. ellbrown

    West Midlands Metro trams 2020

    Library Tram Stop - trams 33 to Wolverhampton and 30 Not In Service.
  14. ellbrown

    High Speed Train 2

    Thanks it was taken a year ago in March 2019 with the new Primark building (which I yet to go inside of).
  15. ellbrown

    High Speed Train 2

    You can get the train on the Chiltern Mainline between Birmingham Snow Hill / Moor Street / Solihull to London Marylebone. Much less stressful than Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway on the West Coast Mainline. And more likely to get a seat. Fastest trains takes about 90 minutes.
  16. ellbrown

    Wikipedia page for cinema proprietor Joseph Cohen

    If is still a draft at the moment. So not sure if Andy has done anything with it yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Draft:Joseph_Cohen_(entrepreneur)
  17. ellbrown

    Bull Ring 2003

    Festival of Light on Sunday evening. Let me know if you want to see any more.
  18. ellbrown

    Kingsway Picture House Kings Heath

    That is the facade from the back.
  19. ellbrown

    Kingsway Picture House Kings Heath

    Got a view from a car park off Poplar Road of the back of The Kingsway Cinema in Kings Heath. A sad site. It is two years since the demolition.
  20. ellbrown

    Wikipedia page for cinema proprietor Joseph Cohen

    Kate, just to let you know, Andy has successfully requested to get it undeleted and he will work on it.
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