Smallbrook Ringway

[Pete Elliott]

Yes indeed, I can remember going into the old Victorian library!

And you dare not make a sound while people were reading, even dropping a book was frowned on , now it’s a free for all and chaos , no sense of respect

 

[A Sparks]

Is it only me that feels all the great stuff we grew up with in brum is slipping into a distant fog

I'm afraid that seems to happen in all big cities, I've only been in London for 24 years and it's changed so much - I'm sure the proper Londoners feel exactly the way we do!

 

[Richard Dye]

Is it only me that feels all the great stuff we grew up with in brum is slipping into a distant fog

You are absolutely not alone, because it is! And just think about how much was wasted building something that lasts only 60 after you have pulled down something that lasted 120 years plus!

 

[Astoness]

not seen this one before..caption says taken while still under construction

 

[Stokkie]

The Ringway Centre was completed in 1962. Andy Foster in  Birmingham: Pevsner Architectural Guide:
'The best piece of mid-C20 urban design in the city, and the only stretch of the Inner Ring Road built as a boulevard, rather than an urban motorway.'

 

[Richard Dye]

not seen this one before..caption says taken while still under construction

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Great photo but the structure has no imagination in its design........sorry.

 

[devonjim]

not seen this one before..caption says taken while still under construction

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I saw this picture too, I thought it was the Albany that was still under construction? Always found this construction pleasing better from ground level looking along the length of block which emphasizes the crescent appearance of Smallbrook Queensway.

 

[Tinpot]

What’s not to like? Low rise - only 5 floors. 6 lanes of dual carriageway. On street parking. Wide pavements with undercover for inclement weather. Plus a great lighting scheme for the building itself.