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Hi Morturn - it is a nice lens. Picked up second hand for £130 which was a real snip. I really wanted the f1.2, but to afford that I would probably have to have mortgaged my left leg and right earhole....

Popped in for a flying visit (I only had an hour) on Saturday. Attendance again very low (no doubt down to the £12 entry fee....) but full credit to the wonderful staff who went out of their way to make everyone welcome. As I have posted loads of photos from the centre before here are just a few...

Happy Birthday!!!

Hi Terry - would love to see your photos please!!! Either station!!

As a contrast - this is what the station (including the bridge supports) looked like from photos I took in the late 70's - early 80's - a free copy of "Biggles goes into Spaghetti Junction and was never ever seen again" to anyone who can marry them up (hint - there are 2 sets of bridge...

And finally - underneath what is left of the Gt Charles St bridges (each end span has been "removed", but the middle spans are still there - see post #1244 for the view from t'other side) - some of this looks VERY rusty but, as a tribute to the original engineers, still support trains quite...

Best remaining parts are the old door portals under Gt Charles St bridges:- Top of drainpipe:- I wonder if any of this still exists behind these doors - taken by me late 1970s:-

Station was busy - and views from it are still excellent:- However - Mr Percy Pigeon, esq. has found a nice quiet bit to chill out:-

A part of the "new" Snow Hill Station is already redundant of course - the original Midland Metro stop on what was originally platform 4. This has been left to be reclaimed by nature........ The new stop is on the left - tracks to the old one on the right:- Track is now cutoff and some...

Next - may be a bit of old platform (not 100% sure on this as brickwork looks too new - I need to do a bit of research...) Bridge number peeking through the undergrowth:- Point reference number (I think) on old wooden sleeper - there are lots of wooden sleepers particularly on the top of...

Finally got back to Snow Hill Station a week ago - parked up in the Jewelry Quarter and took the train in (what a novel idea!!!). Again the weather was not good, but I went in search of what still remained from the original station - there is quite a bit actually. The best surviving elements are...

Nice clear moon last night - and also this morning:-

We used to run Cubs and Scouts in Hamstead Rd Baptist Church next door (to the right). More than once we had cubs come in in tears as animals were being slaughtered in the back yard of Taj & Co and the gates were not closed properly so they could see what was going on. There was also a pub on...

Another photo to take your breath away - superb detail on zoom in:-

Each of these 3 people would have their own very different tales to tell about life in 1905 - it would have been great to hear them.........

What a WONDERFUL photograph this is - there is so much going on in it, and the fact it probably sourced from a glass plate negative means you can zoom in to really examine the detail

Parked in Belmont Row (or whats left of it) late last night waiting to pick my daughter up from late shift in the Bull Ring. Took a few photos with my mobile - the front of this building is BEAUTIFULLY restored:- Note the intact fire bell on the wall, and the classless sign above the door:-

Total lunar eclipse visible from Birmingham next month - will be hard to see well as moon will rise in eclipse phase:- Full details on here - for any part of the world:- https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/uk/birmingham The one in August 2026 looks MUCH better from Brum:-

This years open day is on September 13th:- Join us for a fun-filled day at the Museum Collection Centre, Birmingham Museums’ 1.5-hectare store, holding over 80% of the City’s collection all under one roof. Come and take part in a full day of family-friendly activities all while exploring our...