2011
SP0583 : Courtyard at the Guild of Students building, Birmingham University
taken 12 years ago, near to Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Courtyard at the Guild of Students building, Birmingham University
The Guild of Students building was designed by Holland W Hobbiss and constructed between 1928-30. The building was extended 1948-51 and 1960. Hobbiss' signature brick pattern, as seen here, was English garden wall bond with three rows of stretchers between each row of headers.
University of Birmingham :: SP0483
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in southern Birmingham. It is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research universities and a founding member of Universitas 21. It received its charter in 1900 as a successor to Mason Science College and the 1825 Birmingham Medical School. Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain an official royal charter.
The student population includes around 16,500 undergraduate and 8,000 postgraduate students, making it the largest university in the West Midlands region, and the 11th largest in the UK.
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- Grid Square
- SP0583, 238 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Phil Champion (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 28 December, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 31 December, 2011
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 0502 8349 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:26.9608N 1:55.6538W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 05015 83495
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
