Today’s Friday photo is of the small section of tracks that remain at what was the Rednal Tram Terminus. The tracks were part of the Birmingham Corporation Tramways network, the other end of this line starting in Birmingham city centre. The Rednal ...
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Okay, so I haven’t moved on from Legge Lane since my last Friday Photo…but there are just so many beautiful old buildings to discover on this stretch of road. A small stretch of road mind you! This week, we are transported to ...
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In today’s Friday photo this overgrown flowerbed hides a secret. Concealed underneath is the stump of the oak tree that was removed from the junction of the Bristol Road and Oak Tree Lane in 1909. At the time they believed that it ...
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From its junction with New Street to Old Square, Corporation Street is well-known for its shops. Beyond Old Square the street carries on down to the Childrens’ Hospital and it has entirely different character. Many of the buildings here are offices for ...
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Walk up Legge Lane in the Jewellery Quarter and you’ll spot an abundance of beautiful old buildings. But, there’s a tall, ornate terracotta building that stands out from the rest. The building is an old pen-making factory designed by architect, AH Woodward. Not ...
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Today’s Friday photo is the Grade II listed Hollymoor Hospital water tower, a really interesting building located to the south of Birmingham in Northfield. Recognisable from afar due to its height and green copper dome, the tower housed the large tanks that provided ...
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Victoria Square was renovated in the early 1990’s. One of the workmen brought his Black Labrador, Ebony with him, and she used to help out by carrying tools etc. She even had her own high-visibility vest and became a favourite with many ...
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Today’s Good Friday, so I suppose this week it’s a ‘Good Friday Photo’! Unfortunately, it’s not an Easter-themed photo, but one of a building you may have spotted, but probably not, as it’s off the main Jewellery Quarter thoroughfare. If you take ...
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Today’s Friday photo is from our West Midlands neighbour, Coventry. On a recent day trip I couldn’t resist taking a photo of the hugely interesting Coventry cathedral. The image is of the ruins of the ‘old’ cathedral, which was originally the Medieval ...
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