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Well the Woodman only has to wait till 2026 for the HS2 station to open ! Of course this assume no delays in the building of HS2, or even the cancellation of the project !

Around 2009 I started to come up to Birmingham taking photographs of Eastside and one of the areas in the development plan was Martineau Galleries. Then we had the huge financial crash and it all went on hold. Nothing has happened to the area since. Then of course HS2 was announced (by PM...

Two photos below of the "Paradise" site (old Birmingham library site). I was going to call them "before and after" but I guess it should be "before and during" Both photos were taken from almost exactly the same spot showing almost exactly the same "view" (you can see the same lamps on the...

Well they are slowly getting there with the tram tracks. Below is a photo I took last Sunday (7th July) showing the track coming across from Paradise Street on the left in the distance, and going up Broad St on the right of the photo. This section of tram track will run from outside New Street...

Oozels St school still there, amongst the (mostly) modern buildings of Brindley Place and Broad Street.

And of course Centenary Square is being changed again right now as well. ALL the paving shown in the last photo of your 4 photos above has been replaced, and now all these poles / lights in the photo below have been added. This work has been going on for about a year (it has overrun) and is...

Another NEW photo to show how much the Broad Street area of Birmingham is changing. Earlier I posted my View 11 from 1987 or 1988 looking West along Broad Street. Here it is (you can see the Brasshouse on the right waiting to be developed): But just a week ago I went up there again and took...

This is the last photo in my series of "views", I hope you have all enjoyed my series of before and after photos. This is View 32 picture 2 and was taken on April 11th 2010. Look at picture 1 above, what a transformation ! Now you know why I wondered if it was the same place. You can tell by...

This is the last "View" in my series This is view 32 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 32 picture 1 and was taken in November 1986. This picture was taken in St Vincent Street , looking South, towards Broad Street. For those that don't know where that is, it is at the "back" of...

I said in my post above, that I only have one View left to post. But I have to say the view I have left is probably the most amazing "before" and "after" shot I have posted in this whole thread. In the view I have left to post, the original photograph was taken in 1986, and when I went back to...

More historic pictures of Brindley Place and Broad Street being redeveloped in the 1980s and 1990s Getting very near the end now, only 1 more set of photos left to post after this one below. This is view 31 and only one picture in this set. This is View 31 picture 1 and was taken in December...

This is View 30 picture 2 and was taken in March 2010. The building in the foreground has been renovated (the Malt House pub is behind it). You can clearly see Brindley Place (and the Sea Life Centre) in the distance. And although neither can be seen, the ICC is on the left, and the NIA is...

This is view 30 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 30 picture 1 and was taken in July 1988. This picture was taken in King Edwards Road, where the canal goes under the road. Here is a small map showing where I am standing, and what direction I am pointing for the photo. Click on...

This is View 29 Picture 3. This is a picture of the same view as above taken in April 2010. I am facing South West, looking out of the city, towards Five Ways roundabout. Brindley Place and the Sea Life centre are on my left, modern flats on the right, the NIA on my far right (out of shot)...

This is View 29 Picture 2. This is the same view as above, but this picture is dated August 1989. Before looking at the next picture (posting tomorrow) see if you can figure out where it is (it may be a bit easier now) View 29 Picture 2) View from ???

This is View 29 and three pictures in this set. This is View 29 Picture 1. No date on this picture but I would guess around 1987 or 1988. I will be honest and say the picture below confused me for a while. I looked at it again and again trying to figure out where it was, and then it came to me...

This is View 28 picture 2, and was taken on April 17th 2010. A huge amount of change. You can see the City Inn hotel (now the Hilton Garden Inn) in the foreground, and the Crescent Theatre on the left (mostly hidden by the hotel). Behind these buildings is the rest of Brindley Place. You can...

This is view 28 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 28 picture 1 and was taken in July 1988. Continuing my walk up Sheepcote Street, from North to South (see view 17 and views 20 to 27 inclusive). This picture was taken at the Southern end of Sheepcote Street, very near to Broad...

I wonder how Merkel feels attending the event today. She is sitting a few seats down from the Queen, Theresa May, Trump and other world leaders, and she is representing Germany. It does seem to me the Germans could be particularly cruel at times in WW2. There was an arrogance that made them...

This is View 27 picture 2, this picture was taken on April 17th 2010. A total change. Your view is dominated by the Crescent Theatre in the centre. Behind the theatre is the car park in Brindley Place. The flats on the very left disappear behind the theatre and alongside the canal (see View...