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  1. ellbrown

    Rotunda

    I keep getting the Rotunda next to the new 103 Colmore Row these days. This view from Digbeth. Even as far back as from Tyseley Station.
  2. ellbrown

    Warwick Road

    How long ago was that church demolished. And when it was replaced with that car showroom?
  3. ellbrown

    Warwick Road

    Due to the pandemic, the West Way car showroom on the Warwick Road in Tyseley has sadly closed down. They used to sell Nissan cars and vans there.
  4. ellbrown

    Birmingham museum and art gallery.

    BM & AG on Twitter say they may have to make some redundancies. They are also fundraising at this difficult time when they can't reopen their doors.
  5. ellbrown

    City And Midland Arcades

    City Arcade at lunchtime today. Very quiet. Hardly anyone passing through it. From Union Passage and Warwick Passage. Tilt the cafe, was open on the left.
  6. ellbrown

    Canals of Birmingham

    I took that winding hole near Selly Oak Station in 2018.
  7. ellbrown

    Canals of Birmingham

    New footbridge being built on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal in Selly Oak close to Bristol Road. It will link the Selly Oak Shopping Park to the future winding hole of the Lapal Canal.
  8. ellbrown

    Selly Oak Hospital

    On Oak Tree Lane in Selly Oak, the remaining red brick building has been converted into Busy Bees - Selly Oak Nursery. It must have opened earlier this year in 2020.
  9. ellbrown

    Birmingham University

    Due to the lockdown / pandemic there is currently no access to members of the public to the campus. There is barriers and a sign up at the Westgate near the entrance / exit to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal and University Station. No people with ID's can get onto the campus.
  10. ellbrown

    Thomas Attwood Statue

    I posted this on the Paradise thread. The box and bronze papers are back. Saw them yesterday.
  11. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Chamberlain Memorial in the new look Chamberlain Square. It's still behind barriers. Big Brum reflection.
  12. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    The box and pages of Thomas Attwood is now back in Chamberlain Square. View of the statue on the new steps.
  13. ellbrown

    Centenary Square development 2020

    Symphony Hall foyer on Saturday 1st August 2020. ICC mall is still closed I think.
  14. ellbrown

    Metro progress 2020

    Some views from Hagley Road. The roadworks here have generated a lot of traffic. Was pipes being moved near 54 Hagley Road. Near the Plough & Harrow Hotel.
  15. ellbrown

    Victoria Square

    I'm not sure Richard. Probably belong to certain hired construction companies.
  16. ellbrown

    Victoria Square

    Victoria Square on the last day of July 2020 during the one day summer heatwave. Christchurch Passage is still closed due to the works on the right not being finished yet. Also took the Sphinx towards the new 103 Colmore Row.
  17. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Into Chamberlain Square on the hottest day of the year. Along the line of what was Edmund Street. Looking down Centenary Way.
  18. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Yesterday - crossing Paradise Circus Queensway to get to Cambridge Street.
  19. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    The Copthorne Hotel and 77 Paradise Circus Queensway from the back. Both due to be knocked down in the next few years.
  20. ellbrown

    Paradise development 2020

    Another 1 Centenary Way crane photo. Hasn't gone any further than the other day. Directions. All of these apart from Brindleyplace are closed to visit.
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