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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jimbo33201/">saltley1212</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbo33201/55031208184/" title="66133"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031208184_04bf13d3f4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="66133" /></a></p> <p>66133 brings an engineers train across the junction at Water Orton</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/hisgett/">ahisgett</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/55030025442/" title="Beginning of the snow from Storm Goretti"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030025442_ba93303786_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="Beginning of the snow from Storm Goretti" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/jimbo33201/">saltley1212</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimbo33201/55030009297/" title="66005"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030009297_817eca329b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="66005" /></a></p> <p>66005 runs light loco towards Birmingham and is about to pass through the newly built Coleshill Parkway</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/garrettc/">garrettc</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettc/55031012878/" title="To me! To you!"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031012878_13a1d5a849_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="To me! To you!" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/garrettc/">garrettc</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettc/55031014113/" title="Gentrification Are You Ready"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031014113_105429f4db_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Gentrification Are You Ready" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/garrettc/">garrettc</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettc/55031016783/" title="Two Pandas, One Bowl"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031016783_b0ea5ceb0a_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Two Pandas, One Bowl" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/garrettc/">garrettc</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/garrettc/55031085034/" title="Black Sabbath Bridge"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031085034_b3a5e64527_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="Black Sabbath Bridge" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030754421/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030754421_6df3cc9320_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>trams in central birmmingham</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030987314/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030987314_ab2f91e4e2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, founded in 1913 by director Barry Jackson, began in what is now the Old Rep, the UK’s first purpose‑built repertory theatre. <br /> <br /> It quickly became known for innovative productions and for launching the careers of major British actors.<br /> <br /> In 1971, the company moved to a new, larger theatre on Broad Street, now part of Centenary Square, where it continues to produce original work and champion new writing. <br /> <br /> Today, “The Rep” remains one of Britain’s most influential regional theatres and the country’s longest‑established building‑based repertory company</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55031073735/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031073735_357bf26a5a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>17 &amp; 19 Newhall Street—also known as The Exchange and formerly the Bell Edison Telephone Building—is a Grade I listed red‑brick and terracotta building completed in 1887. Designed by Frederick Martin of Martin &amp; Chamberlain, it originally housed Birmingham’s Central Telephone Exchange and offices for the National Telephone Company, which at the time served around 5,000 subscribers, making it the largest exchange of its kind in the UK. The building later passed to the General Post Office in 1912 and played roles in telegraph routing and even served as the Midland headquarters for air‑raid warnings during World War I. After the exchange moved out in 1936, the building continued in various administrative and commercial uses. Today, it remains a landmark structure occupied by modern businesses, with its basement operating as a bar.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030940228/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030940228_b7fea97210_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>trams in central birmmingham</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030750276/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030750276_313bb60b1d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>A new plaque on Baskerville House<br /> <br /> John Baskerville (1706–1775) was a Birmingham‑based printer, type designer, and industrial innovator whose work helped transform 18th‑century printing. <br /> <br /> After early success in japanning and varnish manufacturing, he used his wealth to experiment with typefounding, creating the elegant Baskerville typeface and pioneering wove paper, which allowed for sharper, cleaner printing. <br /> <br /> From his home and workshop at Easy Hill, Birmingham, he produced celebrated editions of Virgil (1757) and Milton (1758), earning an international reputation for precision and beauty in print.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55029844742/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55029844742_3872aba4a8_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Birmingham &amp; Midland Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, located at 105–107 Edmund Street, opened in 1891 as one of Birmingham’s earliest specialist medical institutions. Designed by architects Jethro Cossins and F. B. Peacock, the red‑brick and terracotta building reflected the city’s late‑Victorian investment in dedicated healthcare facilities. It served patients for nearly a century before closing in 1989, when ENT services were consolidated into larger suburban hospitals such as the Queen Elizabeth and East Birmingham. The building is now used as offices</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030972549/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030972549_47a517689a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Library of Birmingham opened on 3 September 2013 as part of the redevelopment of Centenary Square, replacing the former Birmingham Central Library (1974–2013). Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo, the £188.8 million building features a distinctive metal lattice façade inspired by Birmingham’s industrial structures. It houses major archives and heritage collections, including materials dating back to the 12th century, preserved in controlled conditions on its upper floors</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030930653/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030930653_9d5b7da07b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Library of Birmingham opened on 3 September 2013 as part of the redevelopment of Centenary Square, replacing the former Birmingham Central Library (1974–2013). Designed by Dutch architects Mecanoo, the £188.8 million building features a distinctive metal lattice façade inspired by Birmingham’s industrial structures. It houses major archives and heritage collections, including materials dating back to the 12th century, preserved in controlled conditions on its upper floors</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55029846917/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55029846917_76d23a11ca_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital, founded in 1824, grew into one of Britain’s leading specialist eye institutions, serving the region for over 160 years. <br /> <br /> Its long‑standing premises in central Birmingham eventually became outdated, and services were later transferred to modern facilities, forming what is now the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre (BMEC). <br /> <br /> After the hospital vacated the historic city‑centre building, it was redeveloped and reopened as the Hotel du Vin Birmingham</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55031089980/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55031089980_b8b6d7bc40_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>trams in central birmmingham</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030731581/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030731581_c4b966e6cb_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The A Real Birmingham Family sculpture is a bronze artwork by Birmingham‑born Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing, unveiled in Centenary Square on 30 October 2014. It depicts two local sisters—Roma and Emma Jones, both single mothers—along with their children, chosen after a city‑wide search run by the Ikon Gallery that invited Birmingham residents to nominate what a “real” modern family looks like. Selected in 2013 from hundreds of nominations, the sculpture was created to challenge traditional ideas of family and highlight the diversity of contemporary Birmingham</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55029835032/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55029835032_63c342181b_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Birmingham Repertory Theatre, founded in 1913 by director Barry Jackson, began in what is now the Old Rep, the UK’s first purpose‑built repertory theatre. <br /> <br /> It quickly became known for innovative productions and for launching the careers of major British actors.<br /> <br /> In 1971, the company moved to a new, larger theatre on Broad Street, now part of Centenary Square, where it continues to produce original work and champion new writing. <br /> <br /> Today, “The Rep” remains one of Britain’s most influential regional theatres and the country’s longest‑established building‑based repertory company</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darlo2009/">MKDarlo (Richard)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darlo2009/55030918633/" title="Birmingham"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55030918633_266f4694d9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Birmingham" /></a></p> <p>The Birmingham School of Art building on Margaret Street was designed by architect John Henry Chamberlain between 1882 and 1883 and built from 31 May 1884 until its opening in September 1885. <br /> <br /> Created in a Gothic Revival style, it was funded largely by donations from the Tangye brothers and Louisa Ryland, with the site gifted from the Newhall estate by William Barwick Cregoe Colmore. <br /> <br /> Considered Chamberlain’s final and finest work, the building became the home of the city’s Municipal School of Art and is now a Grade I listed landmark noted for its Ruskin‑inspired design and civic significance</p>

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