The Friday Photo: Ikon Gallery
I seem to have had a run of red brick buildings of late but I make no apology, to me they are the most beautiful of our city’s architecture. This week is no exception with my photo of the Ikon Gallery in ...
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The Friday Photo: Singers Hill Synagogue
I have walked passed this beautiful building on numerous occasions and have kept telling myself I need to document it, and now I have! The Birmingham Hebrew Congregation (Singers Hill) Synagogue is a Grade II listed building built in 1856 by Henry ...
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The Friday Photo: Great Western Arcade
I love the Great Western Arcade, with numerous independent shops and a great vintage atmosphere, it really is a special Victorian shopping space. The arcade is so called because it was built in 1876 by the Great Western Company. It was built ...
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The Friday Photo: Baddesley Clinton
I might be pushing it by classing Baddesley Clinton a Birmingham property, it’s probably more Warwick, but it has a Birmingham postcode and I love it, so I’m hoping you’ll allow me this one! Now a National Trust property, Baddesley Clinton is ...
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The Friday Photo: Caffe Nero Temple Row West
This is a stunning building on the corner of Waterloo Street and Temple Row West. Built in around 1900, the building is made of brick and cream terracotta and was always used as an office building. It was built for the Ocean ...
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The Friday Photo – Little Miss Barber
This weeks the Friday is another one of Birmingham’s fantastic old ghost advertising signs. This one was taken in Witton and features this little Miss Barber sign which was a popular character to advertise tea here in the West Midlands.
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The Friday Photo: Newman Brothers Coffin Works
It is only right and proper that Newman Brothers Coffin Works features in the Friday photo. Many of you will know that Birmingham Conservations Trust is busy restoring the works which opened from 1894 until 1999. Last Sunday we were all there ...
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The Friday Photo: Station Road Cottages
This isn’t the best quality picture ever but I wanted to take a photo of a group of beautiful cottages that are situated on Station Road in Erdington. A past project of BCT’s, these grade II listed properties were restored to their ...
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The Friday Photo – Marble Angel Brandwood End Cemetery
This weeks the Friday photo was taken in Brandwood End cemetery which was opened in 1899 and features a close up photograph of one of the fine marble styled angel memorials that can be found there. The memorial was for Willam Adams ...
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The Friday Photo: Co-op Furniture Factory
This imposing wreck of a building is easily visible from the Cross City trainline going north out of the city centre. Its sorry form looms large against the skyline, the water tower, still intact, stands tall above the rest of the building. ...
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