Every year like clockwork, the Bullring puts up their Christmas lights and Christmas tree between October and November every year. The gallery here from 2015 to 2019. Better to walk down St Martin's Walk, find it quite steep going up hill. The Christmas tree is usually in St Martin's Square outside of St Martin's Church (usually artificial).

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Christmas at the Bullring down St Martin's Walk to St Martin's Square over the years


Christmas at the Bullring down St Martin's Walk to St Martin's Square over the years


Every year like clockwork, the Bullring puts up their Christmas lights and Christmas tree between October and November every year. The gallery here from 2015 to 2019. Better to walk down St Martin's Walk, find it quite steep going up hill. The Christmas tree is usually in St Martin's Square outside of St Martin's Church (usually artificial).


2015

This was during November 2015. The Christmas tree in St Martin's Square lit up after dark with Selfridges in the background.

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Looking at the Christmas lights up St Martin's Walk between both the West and East Mall. This is towards Rotunda Square.

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2016

This was during November 2016. The artificial Christmas tree seen in St Martin's Square.

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This Bar was near all these Christmas trees in December 2016. Around the time that the Cola Cola Christmas truck returned to Birmingham. Post here Coca Cola Christmas Truck in Birmingham over the years.

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2017

There was a Lurpak Christmas tree in Rotunda Square during November 2017. Was the first weekend of the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market, but it was unrelated to that.

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The Christmas tree and carousel (merry-go-round) that was in St Martin's Square during December 2017.

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The carousel was only at the Bullring during the Christmas / winter 2017 / 2018 season. Seen close to Selfridges, lit up in blue after dark.

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Looking up at the Christmas lights from the statue of Nelson above St Martin's Walk towards the Rotunda.

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2018

Now December 2018 and the Christmas lights up St Martin's Walk had changed. There was also now a small Christmas market at the bottom of the hill.

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First look at the Snow House in the direction of the West Mall.

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The Salvation Army band were performing near the Christmas tree in St Martin's Square. Visitors could pose with the reindeer in front of the tree.

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They had changed the Christmas tree for 2018. Looking more green than the previous white one.

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Heavy sleety cold rain as I walked down St Martin's Walk towards the Snow House. Was heading to Eastside City Park, where Ice Skate Birmingham was (at the time).

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While it looks Christmasy, the weather didn't feel like it! The resulting photos from that weather came out quite good though, like the Christmas lights with Christmas trees and reindeer with some stars.

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The Snow House. People under cover were probably dry. Outside everyone else was getting wet!

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2019

The Snow House returned in October 2019, around 10 months later. In time for Halloween. So initially there was pumpkins and cobwebs etc around and a Haunted House.

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The Haunted House. It would get replaced in November 2019 by the Christmas market again.

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It is now November 2019 and the Christmas lights on the East Mall. "Walk in strut out". This is near Rotunda Square.

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Better weather this time heading down St Martin's Walk. It looks like they reused the 2018 Christmas lights. The spire of St Martin's Church on the walk down to the Snow House. By then the small Christmas market at the bottom of the hill was back again.

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Not quite as dark enough as I would have wanted it. But zooming into these Christmas lights made it a bit more dark looking. Snow House at the bottom.

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The 2019 Christmas tree in St Martin's Square appears to be the same one as in 2018. Complete with the reindeer bench.

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Looking up St Martin's Walk. The Christmas lights from the statue of Nelson up to Rotunda Square. You can compare this shot with the equivalent I took in 2017.

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Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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