It was an stonking day and I had nowt to do so I went for a jaunt up town withme camera. Here's the results: :)

Started in Centenary Square having a butchers at the growing view:
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The offensively named Paradise Forum and its surroundings:
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I went down the canal...
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BT Tower has a twin ;)
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Not a skyscraper, apprently. Because it's not a building. Looks like a bloody building to me...
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Sound advice...
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This place is impressive :yes:
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Went for a mooch round St Paul's Sqaure:
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Unfortunately St Paul fell over :crazy:
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He was alright in the end though:
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This'll be a better sight if we get a few towers at Post and Mail:
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If only we had a few more signs like this around... :no:
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Around St Paul's...
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The vulgar Brindley House - soon to be undergoing £40m's worth of overhaul, thankfully:
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Jwellery Quarter:
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God knows why I tookthis. I think I remember Lizzy Kinoke and EarlyBird having a barney about it...
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Lanky bastard:
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A rendering of some apartments about to go up near the BT Tower on Great Charles Street (bit of frizz in the way):
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Looking back from the bridge over Great Charles:
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Colmore Row:
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St Philip's Cathedral:
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And its gardens:
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The Great Western Arcade:
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Looking towards the courts. Couldn't be arsed to walk all the way down there though I'mafriad, whichis a shame because they're nice buildings... :)
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St Martin's Square and the shell. Me housemate works in here:
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Our mate Selfridges:
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View from top of the car park:
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The Eastside area:
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Masshouse Circus, which'll look a lot better ina couple of years:
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Millenium point and the old Curzon Street Station:
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the first building of Masshouse:
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Matthew Boulton College and new UCE building:
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Curzon Street Station, soon to be... something else, a bit poshand musical, can't remmeber what. And a pub:
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HCT poking her fat head up:
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Old building down in Digbeth:
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The frankly fantastic Custard Factory:
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I haven't a clue what that is in the way...
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My favourite viaduct :)
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Preparing for something happening tonight:
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Our sexy slender baby:
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Southside sympathetically meets the very pleasant back-to-backs, with HCT looking in.
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The bit between Southside and... Southside. The alleyway thingy:
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HCT in all her glory:
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West2:
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Delightful :crazy:
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Orion Building:
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Mailbox: Indoors or out? Either way, they've banned smoking:
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Peering out:
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Another jaunt along the canal:
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you can't not take a picture of the Hyatt :)
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Centenary Plaza looking nice enough:
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Towards the NIA:
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Bridge to ICC and Symphony Hall:
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Brum's great success story - Brindleyplace:
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The IKON gallery:
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Thought I'd better take a couple of crap pictures of Broad Street before I left...
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And then... home sweet home... very hot and sweaty. 30 bloody degrees... :no:
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:)

Also posted on the world forums:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=4506087#post4506087

wwwwwwwicked.


Top suff....some urban photo contest contenders there.

Great set of pics, well done. :yes:

great pics, town was packed today and very hot.....stunnin x

I bet you were shagged out after all that walking in the heat.hope you rewarded yourself with a few :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

btw the old Curzon St station is to be the home of the National College of Organists, no less

Great photos there Blunther.....much appreciated....witty too....the Metro one for example.

By the way Blunther are these your first photos? I can't remember you posting any before.

'triffic blunter - bet you were knackered. You've been everywhere!

most comprehensive photo tour of brummammaagem I seen in...well, ever really. Top stuff :)

:banana2: :pepper: :bow: :bowtie: :righton: :laugh: :carrot: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

nuff said!

By the way Blunther are these your first photos? I can't remember you posting any before.

Yeah, I've been saying for about three years I'll get me camera out one day and take some photos. Gonna get a new one from Florida in augustthough 'cos this one's got a slow shutter, and you can't turn it off. When you take a photo, it says 'slow shutter', and it stays open far too long leading to blur. Silly thing.

I forgot to do Victoria Square though :(

can someone post a map of brum highlighting the best walking route to take everything in... never seen that tree chap before, never made it to the jewery quarter either...

If I get time at work I'll make you a map of the route I took and a couple of bits I missed if you want. Nipping off to watch the cricket now though :)

top stuff blunther :applause: you have done some miles

Excellent pics....Birmingham is always improving

I forgot to do Victoria Square though :(

Never mind try this ....looks like old Queen Vic's been usurped in the totty stakes

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I gave up after the first few as my connection is v. poor but looked good from what I saw.

The Council House looks quite good in that last pic. Not as good as Manchester of course! :bow:

I cant see anything. It says bandwidth exceeded :dunno: :dunno:

Great pics Blunther i'm, from Bearwood aswell.

i can't see anything?????? :dunno:

Great pics Blunther i'm, from Bearwood aswell.

It's alright ain't it? Moved here from Northfield a few months ago and it's a hell of an improvement.

I'll sign up for photobucket tomorrow and pay the blighters to get a full acount. I might start taking a few pictures more often so I'll need it.

Your pics are showing again now Blunther.....and mighty fine they are too

Should be back up now. It's cost me $9 though :bash:

It's gone down in price....is that for the full year?

Nah that's three months. $25 for ayear.

Knowing me though I'll never take another photo again, so I'll see how it goes before signing up for a year.

That's ok then I thought I'd been ripped off coz I signed up for a year and it cost around 15 squid which is around $25 ish

Excelent photos Blunther.

Another hot day in town. I set out to take a load of pics today but had to call it off when I got an urgent message to visit the boozer :) I was indending to do the jewellery quarter, oh well, I'll try again next time

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Thanks for those.

ay, some good ones there foxtrot :okay:

Sound advice...
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It's a pity more grafitti isn't this helpful. :rofl:

Nice pics BTW. :okay:

A bit late, but here goes ...

I was out with my camera on the same day as Blunther, and visited many of the same places (it's a wonder we never bumbed into each other). I took a load of pictures, but to keep it interesting I've tried not to post any of the same location.

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http://www.truplex.com/personal/ssc/HotDay-HillStreet.jpg
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http://www.truplex.com/personal/ssc/HotDay-Roundabout.jpg
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We may well have walked past each other :)

Nice few pics there mate. I love the markets one. And the BMAG and old pub (wossit called? can't rmemeber!) are very nice too.