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Piccadilly Arcade from Stephenson Street, Birmingham B2
by Rod Grealish
for square SP0686
Piccadilly Arcade was opened in 1910 as The Picture House. The architects were... (more)
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Trocadero Public House, Temple Street, Birmingham B2
by Rod Grealish
for square SP0686
The Trocadero was formerly a fire station built in 1846 for the Norwich Union... (more)
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Platforms 7 and 8, Birmingham New Street station
by Rod Grealish
for square SP0686
Most platforms in New Street are subdivided into "a" (east end) and... (more)
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Midlands Metro extension – tracks laid by Snow Hill station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The route bypasses the original Snow Hill terminus before heading into the city... (more)
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Welcome to Birmingham New Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
It's taken years but this approach to New Street station shows signs of... (more)
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Moor Street Link, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
This footpath, formerly Worcester Walk, runs between Worcester Street near the... (more)
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West Midlands Metro Eastside extension under construction along Bull Street
by Rod Grealish
for square SP0787
View of the Eastside extension under construction towards the existing line... (more)
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Disappeared landscaping, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
The planted wall along Worcester Walk has either been removed or merely covered... (more)
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Streetworks, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
In the absence of any information on site one could only surmise that... (more)
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New Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The trees impose order on the visual chaos.
Photo number 7872576.
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Bull Street entrance to Minories Shopping Arcade Birmingham
by Rod Grealish
for square SP0787
The Minories Shopping Arcade runs north-east from Bull Street to Old Square. The... (more)
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Temple Row Birmingham looking south
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square SP0787
Temple Row was built in 1715. Temple may have referred to an ornate structure or... (more)
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West Midlands Metro Eastside extension under construction
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square SP0787
The image shows the junction of the line to Digbeth with the existing line... (more)
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West on Station Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
At centre is the Birmingham Rep theatre. Note the prominently-marked stone... (more)
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Exit to Station Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
This is a southern exit from New Street station. The view is towards the... (more)
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A wet day in the Bullring, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Works at the base of the Rotunda reveal something of the engineering that made... (more)
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East front, Birmingham New Street station
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
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Tram descending Pinfold Street, Birmingham
by Rod Grealish
geograph for square SP0686
Midland Metro tram No 45 descending Pinfold street from Victoria Square to Grand... (more)
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Retail Unit To Let, Corporation Street (part 1), Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
Closure during the pandemic became permanent for some businesses. Perhaps there... (more)
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Removal of tram tracks, Stephenson Place, Birmingham
by Gideon Stott
geograph for square SP0786
My son reports: "Birmingham city centre tram lines [West Midlands Metro]... (more)
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Approach to Birmingham New Street station in the pandemic, August 2020
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
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Many trains, few passengers: Birmingham New Street concourse in the pandemic
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
This would normally be thronged, even in late morning. 'Social... (more)
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Approaching Birmingham New Street Station from the east
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Above the tunnel mouth is Moor Street Station's Platform 1. Beyond it the... (more)
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Birmingham New Street Station renewal, temporary way out, east side
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
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Birmingham New Street Station renewal, east front
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Something is going to be supported by new steelwork over these southern, outer... (more)
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Birmingham New Street Station renewal, east side
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
A view from the upper floor of the Bullring in 2012. The renewal project overran... (more)
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Memorial to Thomas Unett, St Philip's Cathedral Churchyard, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
The sun blazes off the highly polished granite obelisk, inscribed at its base... (more)
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Memorial to Thomas Unett, St Philip's Cathedral Churchyard, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
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Landscaping with a message, New Street station concourse, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
These stylized trees may be disguised lighting. The right-hand plinth bears the... (more)
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Eastside, Birmingham, February 2020: 3/3
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Eastside, Birmingham, February 2020: 2/3
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
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HS2 Curzon Street station site, Eastside, Birmingham, February 2020: 1/3
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
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Southeast on Albert Street, Birmingham city centre
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Upper half of Albert Street drops down from the High Street. The view is across... (more)
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Sunday afternoon in the Bullring, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Looking towards St Martin's Walk and the spire of the church.
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Buses on St Martin's Queensway, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The Bullring shopping centre makes a colourful backdrop to the remodelled... (more)
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The Rotunda, Worcester Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Originally offices, it was converted to flats by Urban Splash. The view is from... (more)
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The view from Red Lounge, Birmingham New Street Station
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
In the new New Street, between the Grand Central space and the platforms, there... (more)
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Extended Midland Metro heads west up Pinfold Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
Next on the route is Victoria Square for the Council House, the old Town Hall,... (more)
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Lower Temple Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
The view upslope is from Stephenson Street towards pedestrianised New Street.
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Taxi Rank and Dog Spend, southeast side of New Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The reason for a giant litter tray in this location is not clear.
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New south entrance to New Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
This is parallel to Station Street, left, but at higher level. The taxi rank and... (more)
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Three flavours of Art Deco, Station Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
On the left is The Old Rep Theatre. The central building is a Chinese... (more)
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Midland Metro tram driver training in Corporation Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The extension of the line to Stephenson Street and New Street station (glimpsed... (more)
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Station Street, Birmingham, in the shadow of New Street station
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Beyond the Comfort Inn and Station Bar are three buildings with an Art Deco... (more)
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Taxi turning circle under construction, south side of New Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
The view is from a new entrance to Grand Central, behind the camera. The taxi... (more)
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The surreal theatre that is the new New Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The stainless steel cladding produces odd, distracting effects. The view is from... (more)
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Tram tracks in Bull Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0787
The Midland Metro extension under construction has come from Snow Hill station,... (more)
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Tram tracks laid in Stephenson Place, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The tracks for the Midland Metro extension have come down Corporation Street,... (more)
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Platform 11 remodelled, Birmingham New Street Station
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
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Work in progress, Platform 12, Birmingham New Street Station, looking east
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
Platform 12 is the southernmost platform; it has the tightest curve. It was the... (more)
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