Birmingham icons  by tinley23

Birmingham icons

Left to right:
1. The spire of ‘St Martin in the Bullring’. There has been a church on this site since 1263, but this one was built in 1853, although it did retain the medieval tower and spire.
2. The green roof of the Bullring shopping centre built in 2003. A market has been held at this site since the Middle Ages.
3. The silver blob is the Selfridges building, and it’s architectural style is Blobitecture (I kid you not). Also built in 2003.
4. The circular building on the right is the Grade II listed Rotunda, which was completed in 1965. There have been a number of attempts by various city councils (and the IRA) to pull it down, but for some reason we Brummies love it.😊
I love this Lesley... especially as I used to work as a Saturday girl in the Bullring Woolworths about 40 year’s ago - you have triggered some memories! A great composition, which reaches across the decades… Or should I say centuries!
September 7th, 2020  
Wow... this is packed with iconic history!
September 7th, 2020  
it is a fabulous iconic view lesley
September 7th, 2020  
What an eclectic mix!
September 7th, 2020  
What a wonderful look into the history of the area. Not something we can do with such history in Canada.
September 8th, 2020  
What a great collection of architectural designs.
September 8th, 2020  
That sure is a great collection of buildings.
September 8th, 2020  
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