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Convention Centre

Dennis Williams said:
Here is a picture showing those chimneys that you captured even better!!
Click to expand...

As I said, more by luck than judgement. I am SO annoyed I did not photograph more of that brewery.

Shows you that you often dont miss something till it has gone. It also shows that something that is common place to one generation can be a rare sight to another (which is why even simple everyday things should be photographed).
 
More pictures of the NIA being built

Now View 17, and only two pictures in this set. This is View 17 Picture 1

This shows the site for the National Indoor Arena, picture dated August 1989.

I am standing in Sheepcote Street, where the canal goes under the road, looking towards what will become the western end of the NIA building (the car park end). I am facing roughly East.

If you look at View 15 Picture 1 you can see the orange crane and the portacabins in that picture (this picture was taken at the same time as View 15 Picture 1 and View 16 Picture 1).

View 17 Picture 1) View towards NIA site
 
View 17 Picture 2, and dated July 1990. This is the last picture in this set.

NIA well on its way now, but I am afraid I never went back to take more pictures of this view after around 1990.

View 17 Picture 2) View towards NIA site
 
Thanks for posting all these photos Guilbert. They are a very good record of this building project. In the early 1990's I wrote to the City of Birmingham to ask them for some promotional materials. There wasn't much available back then. Very little published material.
They sent me two great books , one called "Portrait of Birmingham" mainly a pictorial history of the City about 30 pages of coloured and black and white photos. The book is approx 12" wide x 9" deep. The other book is a commemorative book commissioned by Birmingham City Council on the opening of the International Convention Centre by the Queen on 12 June 1991. signed by the then Lord Mayor of Birmingham William H. Turner and Pat Sever the Chairman of the NEC/ICC Committee. The book is entitled...
"The Past,Present & Future" and covers those three titles with beautiful photographs and many of the progression of the building process. The book was sponsored by the main contractors involved in the project. Companies such Mitchells & Butlers, Ansells, Douglas Construction, Ove Arup(Architects), Cadbury's and a few others. These books are printed on the finest paper and the photos are top notch. The second is at least 100 pages with the same measurements as the other book I am lucky to have these two books in my Birmingham book collection.
 
More pictures of the NIA being built

Now View 18, and only two pictures in this set. This is View 18 Picture 1

This shows the site for the National Indoor Arena, picture dated August 1989.

I am standing in St Vincent St, where the railway line goes under the NIA building, looking towards what will
become the "back" of the NIA building. I am facing roughly North East.

View 18 Picture 1) View towards NIA site
 
View 18 Picture 2, and dated December 1989. This is the last picture in this set.

"Bridge" now built over the railway line.

I am afraid I never went back to take more pictures of this view after around late 1989 / 1990.

View 18 Picture 2) View towards NIA site
 
I have just looked at this thread for the first time - what great pictures! Thank you for posting them.
Polly :)
 
More historic pictures of the NIA being built in 1990

Now View 19, and only ONE picture in this set. This is View 19 Picture 1

This shows the building of the National Indoor Arena, picture dated July 1990.

I am standing on the canal, the Convention Centre would be behind me on the right, and Brindley place and the Sea
Life Centre on the left. The Malt House pub would be on the right, where all those portacabins are.

In think that is the last of my NIA pictures, only a few more pictures to post now (mostly of the area round Sheepcote
street)

View 19 Picture 1) View towards NIA site
 
More historic pictures of Broad Street being redeveloped in the 1990s

This is view 20 and three pictures in the set. This is View 20 picture 1.

This picture was taken in July 1988.

It was taken in Sheepcote Street (the very Western end of the whole site) looking East.

The area on the left of the canal will become the NIA, the area on the right of the canal will become flats.

In the distance you can see the site of the Convention Centre and Symphony Hall (already under development) and the Hyatt Hotel.

The two large buildings on the right are on Broad Street.

View 20 Picture 1) View from Sheepcote Street towards ICC and NIA
 
This is View 20 picture 2. This picture was taken in August 1989.

Work has already started on the NIA site on the left, and the Convention Centre is begining to take shape.

In the distance you can see the Hyatt hotel is well under way with half its external cladding on.

View 20 Picture 2) View from Sheepcote Street towards ICC and NIA
 
This is View 20 picture 3, and something I have not done before in this series of views.

It is the view as it is today (this picture was taken in January 2010).

On the left of the flats you can see the Sea Life Centre, and also sticking out above the flats is part of the building on Brindley Place.

You can also see the Millenium Wheel which is just outside the "front" of the Convention Centre.

Somewhat of an improvement on the site over the first picture !

View 20 Picture 3) View from Sheepcote Street towards ICC and NIA
 
This is view 21 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 21 picture 1.

This picture was taken in July 1988.

It was taken at the Northern end of Sheepcote Street, looking at the Western side of the road, the picture facing South towards Broad Street.

I am standing in almost exactly the same place as in View 20 above, on top of the canal (it goes under the road) and the area on the
left (out of picture) will become the NIA, ICC, Brindley place etc

The tall building in the distance is on Broad Street.

View 21 Picture 1) View up Sheepcote Street towards Broad Street
 
This is View 21 picture 2, and again an up to date picture, the view as it is today (this picture was taken in January 2010).

Not a huge amount of change.

You can just see the modern flats on the left (these can be seen clearly in View 20 Picture 3)

You can also see a new modern addition half way down on the right (all white and glass).

View 21 Picture 2) View up Sheepcote Street towards Broad Street
 
This is view 22 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 22 picture 1. This picture was taken in July 1988.

It was taken at the Northern end of Sheepcote Street, looking at the Eastern side of the road, the picture facing South towards Broad Street.

I am standing on the other side of the road from View 21 above, and the area in front of me will become flats, plus the area behind the flats will become Brindley Place, the ICC etc

The tall buildings in the distance are on Broad Street.

View 22 Picture 1) View up Sheepcote Street towards Broad Street
 
This is View 22 picture 2, and again an up to date picture, the view as it is today (this picture was taken in January 2010).

Quite a lot of change.

You can see the modern flats on the left (the canal runs alongside them, see View 20 Picture 3), and the square terracota City Inn Hotel in the distance.

View 22 Picture 2) View up Sheepcote Street towards Broad Street
 
This is view 23 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 23 picture 1.

This picture was taken in July 1988.

This continues my walk up Sheepcote Street (see views 17, 20, 21, 22 for more views from Sheepcote Street).

This picture was taken roughly half way up Sheepcote Street (fairly near the new Crescent theatre), looking North East along the canal.

The area on the left will become flats, the area on the right will become Brindley Place.

View 23 Picture 1) View from half way up Sheepcote Street facing North East
 
This is View 23 picture 2, and again an up to date picture, the view as it is today (this picture was taken in April 2010).

A huge amount of change.

You can see the modern flats on the left, and the back of the Brindley Place complex is on the right. The large brick wall on the right of the picture is the back of the Crescent theatre.

At the end of the canal you can just see the small tower (with the sloping roof) of the Malt House pub.

View 23 Picture 2) View from half way up Sheepcote Street facing North East
 
This is view 24 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 24 picture 1 and was taken in July 1988.

Another view from Sheepcote Street. This picture was taken in the same place as View 23 above, but looking slightly more to the right. It is now looking East, towards what will become Brindley Place.

Work on the ICC (Convention Centre) in the distance is well under way.

If you look clearly in the far distance (on the right) you can see the NatWest symbol on the tower of the building in central Birmingham.

View 24 Picture 1) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
Same view, but now August 1989, just over a year later.

The Convention Centre and Symphony Hall now taking shape, and is that the Hyatt Hotel on the very right?

I do have a modern photograph of this view (or as best as I can get), but will post it AFTER posting View 25 (as Brindley Place is covered in buildings it is impossible to get exactly the same photograph, see View 23 Picture 2 for an example of why not)

View 24 Picture 2) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
This is view 25 and only two pictures in this set. This is View 25 picture 1 and was taken in July 1988.

This is another view from Sheepcote Street, taken in the same place as Views 23 and 24 above, but looking even more to the right. It is now looking South East, towards what will become Brindley Place.

I have to be honest and say this is very similar to View 24 above, I just moved the camera round a little to the right, however it does show more of the Brindley Place site.

You can see the old Crescent Theatre on the far right (before it was moved), the low building with many windows. Just to the left of it is the old school that became the Ikon Gallery.

Because View 24 Pic 1 and View 25 Pic 1 (this view) are from the same spot I have merged them together to give a whole panorama of the Brindley Place site and posted it below.

View 25 Picture 1) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
Same view, but now August 1989, just over a year later.

Again, very similar to View 24 above, I just moved the camera round a little to the right, showing more of the Brindley Place site.

You can now clearly see the Hyatt Hotel being built in the distance.

Because View 24 Pic 2 and View 25 Pic 2 (this view) are from the same spot I have merged them together to give a whole panorama of the Brindley Place site and posted it below.

I do have a modern photograph of this view (or as best as I can get), and I have posted it below (as Brindley Place is covered in buildings it is impossible to get exactly the same photograph).

View 25 Picture 2) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
Thanks for posting the photo's Guilbert53 and yes my mom used to have an album and I have posted lots from it on here too. Keep them coming. Jean.
 
This picture below is View 24 Picture 1 and View 25 Picture 1 stitched together. You will probably need to scroll across to see the whole picture.

The two original pictures were posted above, and were both taken in July 1988.

This shows an almost complete panorama of Brindley Place before they started development.

See the description of the Views above for more details of what can be seen in the picture.

Views 24 & 25 Picture 1) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
This picture below is View 24 Picture 2 and View 25 Picture 2 stitched together. You will probably need to scroll across to see the whole picture.

The two original pictures were posted above, and were both taken in August 1989.

This shows an almost complete panorama of Brindley Place before they started development.

See the description of the Views above for more details of what can be seen in the picture.

Views 24 & 25 Picture 2) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
This is View 24 & View 25 Picture 3. It is roughly the same view as above, but taken just a week ago (Saturday 17th April 2010).

You will probably need to scroll across to the right to see the whole picture.

As you can see by the position of the canal, I have had to move to the left to take this picture. If I had taken the picture from the same place I would have had a huge brick wall in the way (see View 23 Picture 2 for an example).

Views 24 & 25 Picture 3) View from Sheepcote Street towards Brindley Place
 
Guildbert53, The project managers on this was Bucknall Austin - tel 0121 503 1500 - they may have more information and photos for you if use ask. Regards
 
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