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Broad Street Tree

does not surprise me...if buildings over 200 years old are being demolished in the name of progress the powers that be certainly wont be losing any sleep over a tree...such a shame if it does go..this city will have no history left soon
 
So our "Wonderful" city council have once again ignored the will of many of its citizens to hide behind the Smoke Screen of terrorism to remove, tomorrow, the London Plane tree on Broad St, Hang Your Heads in shame all counselors who voted for this act against the will of many Brummies.
 
My last photo of it from last month seen from the Library of Birmingham.



And from Centenary Square last autumn.

 
This whole issue is riddled with inconsistencies. Reasons for removal: Metro development or installing deep rooted anti-terrorist benches requiring cutting tree roots. Oh come on BCC, make your mind up! Any excuse. Viv.
 
There is possibility that the tree had started to die, I mention this because I noticed that at the base of the tree (after it had been cut ) was an odd colour, (Brown?) I did mention this to a fellow photographer and his theory was that the trunk may have been stained by any oil that had been put on the chainsaw, I will not know either way till I download the photos on to my computer at the moment I am to Sha.. tired to do much, anyone know any think about old trees
 
I wasn't able to get to Broad Street / Centenary Square until around 3pm. And it was completely gone apart from a stump!



Overlooking the amphitheatre from the Real Family statue to the Boulton, Watt & Murdoch statue



Despite the rain the Discovery Terrace in the Library of Birmingham was open, so was able to get these shots.



The stump



Arena Central without the tree

 
thanks ell...surely the stump will have to go as well or else the council could end up liable if people trip up on it:rolleyes:


lyn
 
All the old railings will have to come up for the Centenary Square redevelopment. The current one dates to the early 1990s (apart from the odd change including outside landscaping when the Library of Birmingham was built).
 
Two aerial views - 1951 and 2016
1951 the tree is in the pic somewhere.
Baskerville1951.jpg

2016 the tree has become 'inconvenient'.
Baskerville_2016.jpg
 
interesting to see the building of the register office phil now demolished..municipal bank next door still standing (but for how long)..the building next to that demolished..(i did know what what building that was cant be sure could have been a masonic hall) demolished..as are all the buildings to the right of it..old buildings at the back of baskerville house..demolished..the car park to the left of baskerville house was once the site of winfield brass co now taken up by the library...and of course the tree slightly to the left of the municipal bank in your 1951 photo now gone... what is there now does not really leave much to talk about does it..i dont have any interest in what is being slung up now apart from what they are getting rid of to do it:( far more interesting for me personally to research and to talk about what used to be there..now that is history

lyn
 
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thanks mike so we can now add that building to the long list of wanton destruction of the city centre..
 
I notice in the 1951 photo, the Registry Office is being built. I suppose there was nothing special about the finished building, but it was to me, I got married there. Maybe I looked at the tree as I came out.
 
The Arena Central site as it is now used to be the home of Central Television before ITV moved to Gas Street.
 
Yet more council destruction, I despair, no doubt it will be replaced by some boring glass and concrete eye sore. Eric
 
Thinking about it the tree must be on my wedding photos as we had lots of photos taken all around the gardens. Must dig them out and have a look. So the tree was probably on many wedding photos if photos were taken looking away from the Colonnade in the direction of New Street. Viv.
 
so ell since 1953 or maybe later (depending on when the central tv building went up )on that site we had the masonic hall...central tv and now the HSBC building which proves what i have been saying for years...we now live in an age of throw away buildings...look forward to those photos viv..

lyn
 
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