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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Signage, Grand Central, Birmingham New Street Station
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
Red Lounge, Blue Lounge – what? They turn out to be areas of seating beyond the... (more)
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Approaching Grand Central, new New Street Station concourse, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
Grand Central (the name of the station from its opening, 1854) is a daylit... (more)
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East entrance to New Street Station 2016
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
The stainless steel cladding offers an alternative view of the ground and surrounds.
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East front of New Street Station, mirror-clad
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The eye-shaped display offers continuous animated advertising above one of the... (more)
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All mirrors, no smoke – footpath to new New Street station entrance, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Newly constructed over the tracks, Worcester Walk runs between the Worcester... (more)
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The train to Aberystwyth at Birmingham New Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
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The Midlands Metro under construction by 1 and 2 Snow Hill, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0687
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East front of New Street station, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
In front of the drab 1960s brick and concrete is the new supporting structure... (more)
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South on Lower Temple Street, Birmingham, looking towards New Street Station
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
The shapes and colours in sunshine are reflections in the stainless steel mirror... (more)
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Please give blood – van in position for donors, 08:42, New Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
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Grosvenor House, 14 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, seen from New Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
A heavily-modelled block in the Art Deco style. An agent's sign, first... (more)
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East on Platform 12, Birmingham New Street station
by Robin Stott
for square SP0686
Platform 12 (modern numbering) being the southernmost platform, has the greatest... (more)
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Midland Metro extension track partly laid, Stephenson Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
One wonders how the trams will cope with the gradients in the city centre.... (more)
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Midland Metro extension track partly laid, Stephenson Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
One wonders how the trams will cope with the gradients in the city centre.... (more)
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Corner of High Street and New Street, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
A successful pedestrian space, fully realised when St Martin's Walk through... (more)
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Pedestrian ramp from St Martin’s Walk down to Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The road on the left is the service access to the Pavilions shopping centre in... (more)
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Pedestrian ramp from Moor Street Queensway up to St Martin’s Walk, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
Parallel to St Martin's Queensway it leads up to the Bullring shopping... (more)
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Eastern end of Centenary Square, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
On a lovely September Sunday, lots of people turned out to enjoy an event called... (more)
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NoFit State caravan and trampoline, Victoria Square, Birmingham
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0686
The occasion was a Sunday taster of circus skills organised by nofit state, a... (more)
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Bull Street
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
The southern end of Bull Street, which is almost a continuation of High Street.... (more)
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Queen's Drive, east front of New Street station
by Robin Stott
geograph for square SP0786
This eastern section of Queen's Drive is a tight triangular loop of road,... (more)
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St Martin's Queensway below the Bullring
by Robin Stott
for square SP0786
Two stores and the whole upper concourse of the Bullring are suspended above the... (more)
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