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Attached is the construction of the rotunda and Bull Ring on a misty day in Birmingham circa 1962ish.

An original Brum group that morphed into other great Birmingham bands

The ramp down to the canal of Gas St (number 16) adjacent cast arch bridge

Gas St basin 1992 Source historicengland.org.uk

Bands, singers I have seen Roxy Music, Bowie, Be Bop Deluxe, Status Quo, Hawkwind, Strawbs, Genesis , The Who, Budgie,Thin Lizzy, Queen, Elton John, Kings of Leon, Killers, Eagles, the great Paul Weller, Ocean Colour Scene, Mott the Hoople, Bad Company.

Yes , John I saw him thought he was fantastic, especially his ‘ I’ve been working 55 years’ quote

Cadbury’s Bournville 1920’s loading / dispatch area , the trolley loaded with Bournville Cocoa Source historicengland.org.uk

A view of the now demolished gas holders at Windsor Street , all the plant in the foreground (AGI, etc) are also decommissioned and gone. The remainder of the site will be closed later this year , and years of gas industry history will be gone with the site.

Another view of Lock Keeper's Cottage Number 79 Witton, Tame Valley Canal, 79 Deykin Avenue B6. Source historicengland.org.uk

There is an element of geographical ‘snobbery’ in the country regarding art especially industrial art as I class it. Anything from London is art immediately, yet regionally art is often critiqued or discounted by the so called elitists. My personal favourites of industrial art are , The...

Pictures of the install of HS bridge over M42 https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/gallery/huge-hs2-bridge-lifted-position-25863488

View of the tracks leading to Curzon Street goods yard, you can see the rotunda partly hidden behind the pole on the left hand side. Date unknown Source historicengland.org.uk

Platforms in Moor Street date unknown Source historicengland.org.uk

Shops Lea Village 1962

The Brooke Bond / PG Tips chimpanzees having a tea party in the Bull Ring concourse mid 1960’s

Fellows,Morton, and Clayton of Fazeley Street, building dated 1935, and some associated links of company hisTory. https://www.canaljunction.com/craft/fellowsmortonclayton.htm https://narrowboatmagazine.com/converted/58999/the_cargoes_of_fellows_morton__clayton

Spitfire Fire island Castle Brom (Tim Tolkien), I love the sculpture it’s a living piece of art and represents Birminghams industry in WW2

Foster Brothers, Boot, and I think the part jewellery shop is Ratners

The Roundhouse (Corporation Wharf) shame about the graffiti on the wall Source historicengland.org.uk

The Birmingham Navigation Canal HQ Paradise St Source historicengland.org.uk