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Queens+Park%2c+Birmingham+-+A+wonderful+open+space!
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Queens Park, Birmingham - A wonderful open space!

Queens Park was laid out in 1898 in celebration of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, after which Turks Lane was renamed Queens Park Road. In Harborne.

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Turnberry+Park%2c+Birmingham+-+A+wonderful+open+space!
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Turnberry Park, Birmingham - A wonderful open space!

 Turnberry Park is a small park located in Perry Barr, Birmingham. The park was on land that was once the farm land of William Booth.

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Great+Hampton+Street+and+surrounding+area+-+showcased+by+young+people+of+Birmingham
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Great Hampton Street and surrounding area - showcased by young people of Birmingham

This is an amazing initiative involving students from South & City College engaged by Cordia Blackswan to record the sights around Great Hampton Street, Jewellery Quarter. 

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Passions: History & heritage, Construction & regeneration, Classic Architecture
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The+Lampworks+%5b2%5d%2c+Harford+Street%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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The Lampworks [2], Harford Street, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

The Lampworks is a classy four-storey development comprising 23 apartments and a ground-level commercial unit.
 

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Passions: Construction & regeneration, Modern Architecture
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Enterprise+Wharf%2c+Birmingham+Innovation+Campus%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Construction+with+Community
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Enterprise Wharf, Birmingham Innovation Campus, Birmingham, UK - Construction with Community

Enterprise Wharf is a new £30m addition to Birmingham Innovation Campus - the UK’s largest dedicated digital tech campus, home to over 170 businesses.

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Passions: Construction & regeneration
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The+Bartons+Arms+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Bartons Arms - A Birmingham Gem!

The Bartons Arms in Aston, Birmingham is one of the finest examples of Victorian pub architecture and has one of the most beautiful pub interiors in the country. Closed down in 2024.

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Passions: History & heritage, Food & drink, Classic Architecture
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Lockside+Wharf%2c+5+Scotland+Street%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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Lockside Wharf, 5 Scotland Street, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Lockside Wharf is a sensitive canalside regeneration of 61 contemporary apartments, blending old-world with new.

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Gilder%27s+Yard%2c+Great+Hampton+Street%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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Gilder's Yard, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Gilder's Yard is a build-to-rent development of 157 apartments alongside a host of high-quality amenities & 10,000K SF of commercial.

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Bradford+Works%2c+36+Barr+Street%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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Bradford Works, 36 Barr Street, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Bradford Works will breathe life into a heritage asset with Birmingham's first-of-its-kind shared living environment, creating a creative and supportive new community.

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The+Gothic+II%2c+192-197+Great+Hampton+Row%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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The Gothic II, 192-197 Great Hampton Row, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

The Gothic, Phase II, is an elegant four-storey new build set to replace a disused former martial arts building.

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Heaton+House%2c+Camden+Street%2c+Jewellery+Quarter%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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Heaton House, Camden Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Heaton House is a prestige restoration and new build development that includes a fully restored 19th century villa, apartments, townhouses & commercial.

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Edgbaston+Tunnel+-+A+Historic+Gem!
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Edgbaston Tunnel - A Historic Gem!

The Edgbaston Tunnel is on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. It is next to a tunnel on the Cross City Line, they both run under Church Road in Edgbaston. The towpath was widened in 2018.

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Passions: History & heritage, Transport, Rivers, lakes & canals
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Curzon+Street+Tunnel+-+a+Historic+Gem!
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Curzon Street Tunnel - a Historic Gem!

The Curzon Street Tunnel was built over the Digbeth Branch Canal in 1838. The engineer was J. Locke. It provided access above to the original Curzon Street Station. It is 49 yards long.

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Warner+Fields%2c+Birmingham%2c+UK+-+Placemaking+with+Community
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Warner Fields, Birmingham, UK - Placemaking with Community

Warner Fields is a new green riverside neighbourhood set to deliver an initial 1,353 homes alongside a re-naturalised River Rea.

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The+Memorial+Cross+-+a+Bournville+Gem!
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The Memorial Cross - a Bournville Gem!

The Memorial Cross - a Bournville Gem!

 

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Passions: History & heritage, Art; Culture & creativity, Classic Architecture
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The+Green+at+Willow+Road+-+a+Bournville+Gem!
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The Green at Willow Road - a Bournville Gem!

The Green at Willow Road

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South+%26+City+College+Birmingham%3a+Longbridge+Campus+(Bournville+College)+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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South & City College Birmingham: Longbridge Campus (Bournville College) - A Birmingham Gem!

Bournville College moved to Longbridge in 2011, on part of the former MG Rover car plant site (closed in 2005). Merged with South & City College Birmingham in 2017. Renamed in 2020.

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Midland+Metro+-+Eastside+extension+from+Bull+Street+to+Digbeth
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Midland Metro - Eastside extension from Bull Street to Digbeth

Here we follow developments on the Midland Metro in Birmingham during the extension from Bull Street (at the Delta Junction with Corporation Street) to Digbeth (High Street Deritend).

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East+Birmingham+-+development+and+plans+with+community
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East Birmingham - development and plans with community

This is an exciting time for East Birmingham and with the community engaged and involved, Birmingham We Are will be looking at the plans and developments as they evolve.  

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The+Lego+Giraffe+-+Public+Art+in+the+City!
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The Lego Giraffe - Public Art in the City!

This public art is a full size giraffe made of yellow, brown and black oversized Lego bricks and it can be found outside the Legoland Discovery Centre at the Utilita Arena.

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Passions: Art; Culture & creativity, Travel & tourism
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Lifford+Hall+-+A+Birmingham+Hidden+Gem!
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Lifford Hall - A Birmingham Hidden Gem!

Lifford Hall is situated on Tunnel Lane near Lifford Reservoir in Lifford, Birmingham. Hidden away behind a gate, and dates to the early 17th century, with an 18th century watch tower (folly).

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Passions: History & heritage, Civic pride, Classic Architecture
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Chamberlain+Place%2c+175-209+Corporation+Street+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Chamberlain Place, 175-209 Corporation Street - A Birmingham Gem!

The historic Chamberlain Buildings are being reborn to deliver 209-bed student accommodation, vibrant amenities, with improved commercial frontages. 

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King+Edward+VI+Aston+School+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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King Edward VI Aston School - A Birmingham Gem!

King Edward VI Aston School is one of the schools founded in 1883 of the Foundation of King Edward VI, but the only one to still be on it's original site near Aston Hall & Park.

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King+Edward+VI+Camp+Hill+Schools+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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King Edward VI Camp Hill Schools - A Birmingham Gem!

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys was founded at Camp Hill in 1883. Shortly afterwards it was joined by the girls school. The schools relocated to Kings Heath in the mid to late 1950s.

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King+Edward+VI+Five+Ways+School+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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King Edward VI Five Ways School - A Birmingham Gem!

King Edward VI Five Ways School  was originally founded at Five Ways in 1883, but relocated to a site in Bartley Green in 1958 (near Bartley Reservoir), about 5 to 7 miles away.

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