The Wesleyan & General Assurance building, Colmore Row / Steelhouse Lane, built 1991 by Peter, Hing & Jones.
According to the Pevsner Guide: “A poor attempt at Postmodern, and very big.”
The Wesleyan & General Assurance building, Colmore Row / Steelhouse Lane, built 1991 by Peter, Hing & Jones.
According to the Pevsner Guide: “A poor attempt at Postmodern, and very big.”
Brindley House and BT Tower, view from Newhall Square, Jewellery Quarter. Brindley House built 1968 by D.K. McGowen. BT Tower (formerly known as the Post Office Tower) built 1967.
Birmingham Town Hall, built 1834.
See this previous post on Telling Storeys for the full story of how the building came to be.
Crocodile Works, Porchester St / Summer La, Newtown, Birmingham. Glenn Howells Architects, completed in 2010. Social housing development by Midland Heart.
Birmingham Conservatoire (left) and Central Library (right).
Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square. Completed in 1879 by Joseph Chamberlain (who else?).
Birmingham School of Jewellery, Vittoria Street, Jewellery Quarter. Original building completed in 1865 by J.G. Bland, converted to a goldsmith’s in 1890 by Martin & Chamberlain. Additions in 1906 & 1911 by Cossins, Peacock & Bewley. Most recent work (including changes to Vittoria St façade shown here on left) carried out in 1993 by Associated Architects.
Printing Works, Printing House Street, Birmingham. This is the only surviving part of John H.D. Madin & Partner’s Post & Mail development completed in 1966.
Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham. Built as part of Central Library civic centre complex by John Madin Design Group and completed in 1974. Formerly known as Birmingham School of Music. Forms part of Birmingham City University. Main concert hall (Adrian Boult Hall) seats 518 people. Various refurbishment work took place throughout the 1980s, and recent refurbishment work has taken place in the faculty library.
The Conservatoire forms part of the larger Central Library civic centre and is scheduled to be demolished as part of redevelopment work in the area.
Galbraith House, Great Charles Street, Birmingham. 8 storey office block built in 1960 by Surman, Kelly & Surman.
