Heritage

The Birmingham Cathedral Christmas market
Birmingham

The Birmingham Cathedral Christmas market

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition visited the Waterhall in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. This is the second year that I seen WPOTY, and the images were just as impressive as those shown last year at the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum…

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Hello Manchester, my old friend
Birmingham

Hello Manchester, my old friend

Manchester is an old friend who I do not recognise anymore.  My undergraduate degree was in dentistry and after a year, I returned to undertake research, obtaining both a masters and my doctorate degree. I then took up a clinical academic appointment at…

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The reopening of the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery
Birmingham

The reopening of the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery

The hottest ticket in town was the reopening of the revamped Birmingham Museum and Art gallery.  When I saw the pictures on Instagram of the great and the good of Birmingham at the Museum’s re-opening celebration then I knew I must visit and…

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Pumpkin Extravaganza at the Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham

Pumpkin Extravaganza at the Jewellery Quarter

The Jewellery Quarter is a picturesque part of Birmingham.  In the centre of the neighbourhood are two cemeteries, Warstone Lane and Key Hill.  Both graveyards are the resting place to the great and the good of Birmingham. During the day they are a quiet…

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Up and down the Naze Tower at Walton on the Naze
Birmingham

Up and down the Naze Tower at Walton on the Naze

The Naze Tower caught my interest. I was attending a conference in Colchester and whilst it is a long drive from Birmingham to Colchester, I planned a visit to the seaside.  My aim was to complete a circular route starting at Walton-on-the-Naze, onto…

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Sunday lunch at Orelle restaurant
Birmingham

Sunday lunch at Orelle restaurant

Orelle restaurant is 24 floors up on the top floor of 103 Colmore Rd. As part of the IgersbirminghamUK team, we were invited to take photographs in 2022 just before the restaurant was open to the public.  The views from the restaurant were…

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The virtual world of repetitive beats
Birmingham

The virtual world of repetitive beats

I was a student in Manchester in the seventies when punk and new wave were the big thing. I caught up with the New Romantics music whilst in London.  In the eighties it was all about getting my qualifications and working for promotion.…

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Back to backs 20th anniversary visit
Birmingham

Back to backs 20th anniversary visit

When visiting the Back to Backs in Birmingham, your booking includes an hour and a half tour of the premises.  The buildings were built with speed and were cheap to both buy and live in.  In 1870, Birmingham was undergoing tremendous change as people…

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HS2 gathers pace at Curzon Street
Canals

HS2 gathers pace at Curzon Street

The HS2 construction is transforming the landscape around the Curzon Street building.  Once this was a sleepy backwater and a relatively quiet part of Birmingham.  However first came Millennium Point and then the ThinkTank museum. Then HS2 rolled into town.  Birmingham City University also moved…

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