Comments on: Art Deco Buildings in Birmingham

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:10 +0000

Not to mention:

1930s: http://bit.ly/irN9u

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:45 +0000

Oops! I forgot the URLs:

1950s: http://bit.ly/4bBrKp
1960s: http://bit.ly/48xQDE
1970s: http://bit.ly/1Oz06k

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:43 +0000

I think Lucie refers to this document , which some kind soul has just had published on the BCC website

There are 1950s, 60s and 70s equivalents, too.

By: Lucie Thacker

Lucie Thacker — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:07 +0000

I have spoken to our knowledgeable friends in the Conservation Department of the City Council – here’s a few they cited:
Heathfield Road, Handsworth
South Road, Northfields
‘Mallory’ on the border between Birmingham and Lichfield D.C. – Four Oaks Conservation Area finishes on one side of the road and Lichfield DC look after the other side
Hill Wood Common Road, Four Oaks
Icknield Port Road – the former refuse disposal building
Odeon Cinemas at Kingstanding and Sutton Coldfield
There is a wonderful leaflet called ‘Discovering Deco’ produced by BCC which we can post to you (as the links are broken on their website!) if you ring us and let us know your address.
Happy photography!

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:29:15 +0000

…not to mention our lost Art Deco heritage, such as the lamented Golden Eagle on Hill Street.

By: Alex Hughes

Alex Hughes — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:47:47 +0000

Almost, but not quite, Jon. The two pubs are the Three Magpies (a grade II listed building locally known as the Maggies) and the Baldwin, in Hall Green. The ship in question was the Queen Mary, and the two pubs portray a stylized representation of the bow & stern of that ship.

pics: The Three Magpies
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewfield/4000430669/in/set-72157622436657913/

The Baldwin
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drewfield/4004668945/in/set-72157622436657913/

There’s also the Barleycorn (currently closed & undergoing refurbishment) in Bearwood

By: Andy Mabbett

Andy Mabbett — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:50:25 +0000

There’s so much! The work of William Bloye is certainly worth looking up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bloye

There are some fantastic – if not well maintained – moderne houses around West Drive in Handsworth (on the site of James Watt’s former home, trivia fans!)

@Jon – I don’t think the Clifton (my childhood local cinema) was ever an Odeon.

By: Jon Bounds

Jon Bounds — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:13:52 +0000

There’s a pair of pubs — the Maggies & one other (name escapes me, sorry) in Acock’s Green/Fox Hollies that are a great example of the “nautical” art-deco style. It’s rumoured that together (they are mirror images of each other) they match the funnels on the Titanic.

The Clifton Bingo hall in Great Barr — another ex ODEON – is a huge imposing version too.