The recently installed JFK memorial mosaic by artist Oliver Budd is this weeks The Friday Photo, The original mosaic by Kenneth’s father was installed in 1968 in St Chads Circus this area was demolished in 2006. Some elements of the original mosaic ...
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I have been planning this for a while last Sunday we broke free form the usual Victorian and Edwardian era often featured here in the Friday photo. This weeks Friday photo was taken from one of my favorite places in Birmingham – ...
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Last Saturday, Suzanne Carter from BCT arranged a visit for 10 of us to go along and have a tour of J. W. Evans Silver Factory in the Jewellery Quarter. English Heritage in 2008 took over the buildings and have helped preserve ...
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This weeks the Friday Photo some old shop markings on the side of this building in Kings Heath. I love these old shop markings anyone know where there are anymore? GM Smallwood is on the corner of Fairfield Rd and is advertising tea ...
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This week’s The Friday Photo is of the statue of Thomas Attwood (born 1783) Birmingham’s first MP. The statue is known as The Birmingham Man and is easily mistaken for someone sitting on the steps in the often busy Chamberlain Square. Many ...
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This week’s Friday photo is a bit different; not about buildings and more about our cultural heritage in Birmingham. The photography is a view of a family enjoying last Sunday’s St Patrick’s Day in Digbeth. The annual festival was started in 1996. ...
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The Friday Photo by Tracey Thorne Here is this week’s Friday Photo – Bloomsbury Library. Which is run by Birmingham City Council. It was closed the day I passed by and looked very forgotten given that it is such an amazing building. I ...
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Photo by Tracey Thorne This week’s The Friday Photo features Platform 5 in Moor Street Station in Birmingham. Moor Street Station dates back to 1909 and is operated by Chiltern Railway. Platform Five is home to the restored Great Western Train. Great atmosphere ...
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Guillotine Lock photograph by Tracey Thorne This was a surprise find Guillotine Stop Lock in Kings Norton. It originally was used to control river levels on the Stratford Upon Avon Canal where it meets the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. The Canal & River ...
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Photo by Tracey Thorne This week the Friday photo features a side view of the old Fox & Grapes pub which is a grade II listed building on Freeman Street in Birmingham city centre. The pub was closed a few years ago and is ...
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