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St. Chad's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Designed by Pugin in 1839 - it seems to my eye somewhat out-of-place in its surrounds, next to a...
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2011
Gate of the Victoria Law Courts
The building itself is beautiful, reminds me a little of St Pancras though nowhere near as ornate. ...
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2011
Tony Hancock monument, Old Square
Oddly enough for a guidebook published only a couple of years ago, there's no mention at all of this...
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2011
St. Michael's Church
Slipped away in a quiet side street, I'm willing to bet a large proportion of the local population...
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2011
The Rotunda
Iconic landmark, the building that says 'This is Brum' just as the Liver Birds say Liverpool and...
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Uploaded on Apr 24, 2011
Three Great Men
Anyone else struck that the statues are so beautifully maintained whilst the plinth is in a filthy state?
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
Gas Street Basin
Another incongruity - all the canal boats parked up with the city behind.
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
St Thomas's Church
Now forms the basis of a peace garden - very pretty inside.
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
Birmingham's Nautical Club
Might just be me but I was a bit tickled to see this off a side street from Broad Street. Not quite...
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
Jasper Carrott's 'Walk of Fame' star on Broad Street
Frankly this should be slap in the centre of the city rather than half a mile away from the bit where most people are.
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
Brindley Place
Name after James Brindley, Britain's first canal architect.
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Uploaded on Apr 3, 2011
