Other thread :cheers:

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This one is photoshopped. Not too good a job either. The rest are nice photos though. The canal network is a real asset. :)

Thanks for the photos BC.

Nice photo's but we've already got a chunky canal thread going on here

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=88740

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Well that chunky thread got twatted by the hacker so Birminghamculture gets his wish and gets a whole Birmingham Canal thread started by him good self :)
The previous afore mentioned thread was one of my favourite's on here and certainly had some of the best pictures and discussions (and geese :eek: ) concerning Birmingham. Here are a few of my old pics to kickstart it again

Industrial
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Some of the apartments along the city centre's canal network....Rigadon's the man if you need their names and location

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It was a nice sunny day so I decided to get a few canal shots from the balcony thing outside the NIA

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We need to have a Bham forumers meet here before the summer's out....it was good enough for bill Clinton :cheers:
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We ought to send Earlybird here, but preferably it's sister island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ;)
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A bit wonky
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Looking towards Cambrian Wharf....due for some redevelopment??
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its about time someone used a pressure washer on the icc/nia

its about time someone used a pressure washer on the icc/nia
Agreed.
Actually I have a pressure washer and a day off on Thursday. Do you think they'd let me get up there on my ladder?

I totally agree, the grime on the ICC is quite apalling and does let the area down.....it can't be that major a job to give it a good clean.

Again it's over to the maintenance department...

Morestorey you need to change your signature - I say its nearly maybe over £10 billion now ;) :cheers1:

I'm gonna give myself a £2 billion pay rise!

Congratulations :banana:

Hot, sunny weather! Myself in Birmingham with a camera! Loads of canal photos? Of course :)

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:drunk:

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:nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

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Wow ,so much colour.Smashing reflection photo.

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Smiley, this one you took last year will be a good angle for the new reclads.

These need to be put to the top of the page again.More on the previous page for those who haven't seen them.

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I really think we need to cut more canal basins into other parts of the city centre. Eastside would be a great place to start.

i love the canals in the summer time... a true asset to the city!

I totally agree with the last two posts. Looking at the Miller rendering for Arena Central, that blue line going through the middle of the complex looks suspiciously like a new canal cutting, lets just hope eh!

http://www.miller.co.uk/uploaded/project_ims/developments/arenaCentral_2.jpg

I totally agree with the last two posts. Looking at the Miller rendering for Arena Central, that blue line going through the middle of the complex looks suspiciously like a new canal cutting, lets just hope eh!

Actually I can't agree. I love the canals we've got, the city centre ones which have been regenerated, and the quiet ones which haven't. In this weather, they're a real draw for locals and visitors, they're fantastic, but I can't see many developers, or the council, building any new canals, nor is it desirable.
We should celebrate the canal network for what they are, remenents of industrial transport that have a new lease of life as lesuire areas and pleasant locations for bars and apartments. It would be very expensive to extend the canal network into new areas, whereas having good quality public open spaces, new green squares, water features and trees can create an equally good environment at a fraction of the cost.

And there's still a lot of miles of canal in the city and suburbs which have the potential for great redevelopment.

Okay, here are a few photos from today. I met up with Cargohold and I'm sure he'll be posting his photos later on too. Instead of the usual stuff around Broad Street, Gas Street and Brindley Place we had a look at Birmingham's industrial canals around Bordesley. A lot of folk will probably look at these photos and think or even say "what a shithole" a very puerile reaction if it occurs. There's so much history just in this small set of photos that you can't help feeling proud of Birmingham's past. Birmingham has a huge canal network and the regeneration around Broad Street is well documented and of course something to be proud of but I really did enjoy taking these photos rather than any I've taken on my previous shoots.

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Mr Cargohold himself!
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Whoops, two I forgot!

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One I took in March

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Thanks for all those photos.....so much potential there.There's an amazing amount of brick in the building above.

What wonderful pics Smiley - thanks :)

This area will be amazing once it is spruced up. I hope the adjacent districts such as Small Heath and Bordesley get regenerated properly otherwise this will not be a very inviting place to be. I think Small Heath could be a cool 'Little Asia' if it wanted to :)

i really o love theses scenes and it just amazes me that development isnt ripe in such beautiful locations!

Thanks for all those photos.....so much potential there.There's an amazing amount of brick in the building above.
That building reminded me of the front of a ship whenever I went past it on the train from Sutton Coldfield to New Street. I thought the curve carried on around the other side, obviously it doesn't.

Here is my contribution, Smiley has just about got it covered but i've had a root through my shots from the day and sorted out the following.

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there is so much potential along the canals for bars/restaurants and living areas similar to the feel in places like utrecht and amsterdam in holland

And totally off topic, [other than the fact that the little hole that i stuck my hand through and waved the camera about blindly was in a wall alongside the canal] i have proof that our buses do get cleaned ... lol

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c258/cargohold/Bus-Wash.jpg

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^^Shame it isnt on the inside. Thats where most of the shit ends up.

Didn't really do any canal photography today. Here are a couple though I managed to get. I'll wait for Mr Rigadon to name where it is though coz I'm clueless when it comes to wharfs and canalside apartments!

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I think it's taken on Saint Vincent Street in West side? If so, you've covered a fair distance today!

That second photo is a dense alleyway of apartments - I bet they get a small amount of light in those front rooms!

Yeah - that area looks impressively dense doesn't it - can't believe how much it's changed over the last few years...

Yeah - that area looks impressively dense doesn't it - can't believe how much it's changed over the last few years...

You haven't got any before and after photos of this area have you Martin?

Not sure if I do but I DID take a few of the Brindleyplace canal area back in November 2003 (fucking can't believe I was last in Brum almost THREE years ago).....but they were with my FILM camera as I didn't have a digicam then. I think I uploaded a few of them on this site - the pics included some night shots of the Selfridges and Bullring area, plus the Rotunda, Fazeley canal, and, as you may well remember, some pics of the Centenary Square and the Birmingham Wheel. I think all these pics may now be lost as they weren't uploaded on any Photofucket sites but rather courtesy of Lizzy Kinoke's site.

Didn't really do any canal photography today. Here are a couple though I managed to get. I'll wait for Mr Rigadon to name where it is though coz I'm clueless when it comes to wharfs and canalside apartments!


In the absence of Mr Rigadon I can oblige... :)

In this one you can see the Waterside apartments on the left (small, fairly plain but decent build quality). The Fiddle & Bone pub near the bridge with Symphony Court beyond, and Brindley Place and the Hyatt peeping over the top. then to the right is King Edwards Wharf Phase 1, and the near right King Edwards Wharf Phase 2 (and you can just make out the white bridge connecting the 2 phases).

For a Brucie bonus, do you recognise this bridge elsewhere?

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In this picture you can see King Edwards Wharf Phase 1 on the left, and following the canal down you can just make out the edge of Liberty Place. Then back across to this side of the canal, Watermarque is just the other side of the white bridge, with King Edwards Wharf Phase 2 on the near right:

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That area looks really cool. Is it all apartments or is there a mix of restaurants / bars / retail there?

On the first pic, the buildings on the horizon (the clock tower etc) are a mixture of offices and bars, restaurants and a few shops, hotels, gym, art gallery (2) and a couple of squares. Beyond those is Broad St which is the main entertainment district.

The foreground areas are virtually all apartments, with a cafe and a couple of shops thrown in for good measure :)

Looks like a great place to live!

http://www.birminghamuk.com/BrumFoto/brindleyplace/canals_brindley.jpg

The rejuvenated canal network has been the making of modern Birmingham, not matched by any other British city.

Looks like a great place to live!

seconded, its one of the most appealing pics I think i've seen of brum!

i reeally do wish that all inner city (city centre) canals were developed in such a way.....i love the canyon effect of it all and i dont think its detrimental to the canal scape what to ever!

How much city centre canal side land is there left? still plenty of potential I hope! That apartment scheme above (King Eds) looks excellent and really fits in well in design and material terms. I actually really like all the red brick (normally I detest it) as it seems to create quite a warm, cosy, traditional and relaxed atmosphere.

I worked around that area for a few years (involved in the regeneration) and it was really heartening to see the transformation.

There's loads of apartments around there now, and they all have similar sizes etc so visually it all works really well :)

Prestonian - I would say about 1/3 of Brums canals have been regenerated. The Jewellery and Gun Quarters, Digbeth and the rest of Eastside are yet to be done. It is mainly the western flank of the city that has had its canals developed so far :)

It does look very pleasing to the eye - all the new buildings creating this "canyon" effect. And it's actually a departure from previous Brum city centre canal scapes - which were mostly reliant on making the most of the existing low-density and traditional 19th century buildings (as best seen on Gas Street), such that it was usually always instantly recognisable as belonging to the city.

Amazing to realise how derelict most of this area was even as recently as 5 years ago.

Manchester of course has its equivalent in the form of Piccadilly Village (which predates this area by a good few years) and obviously the continued developments along the Ashton-bound stretch of the Rochdale canal at Ancoats will make use of all of the huge warehouse structures that border the line of the canal route.

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Fantastic atmosphere in the Summer too!

Pinched this photo off the geography section of my old school web site.
I'm pretty sure it's somewhere near the area in the pictures that Smileyface posted. Anyone know anything about it?

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You are spot on - this is Sherborne Wharf (formerly owned by Fellows Morton & Clayton - the waterways transport company started in West Brom).

This building houses some of the priciest apartments in the city (duplexes, vaulted ceilings, original fittings, iron spiral staircases etc) and is rather lovely.

Just to the left of it you can see the Watermarque apartment block.

I am not sure whether this particular bit of wasteland is built on yet, but Sherborne Wharf is neighboured by the Jupiter apartments and the Dakota building, and is only a couple of minutes walk from Brindley Place. :)

Oh....!! i never thought Birmingham had so many canals,lots of em look like shit, but another part looks very good!and we all know tourist get horny seeing canals :x

Is this the only city wich has an extensive canal system and for what reason does Birmingham have one?

Because it was an industrial powerhouse during the 1800s. It was one of the most important cities for industry and manufacturing in the world. The canals carried all the goods through the boats and when the industry slowed then the canals fell into disrepair and were covered in shite and now we are renovating the buildings and using it as a tourist attraction.

I think most major cities have pretty good canal networks, but the West Midlands is at the hub of England's network (as it is with trains, and to a lesser extent motorways).

As the Industrial Revolution started in Shropshire, the best way to transport heavy goods was by water. Unfortunately the rivers weren't entirely navigable, and some places (like Birmingham) didn't have a proper river at all. So they built the canals!

The Gand Union Canal connects Birmingham and London and was one of the most heavily trafficked I believe.

Anyway, as the railways took over, the canals went into decline and became a depository for shopping trolleys, dead animals, kittens and car wheels. Someone had the bright idea of sprucing them up, and waterside living was born!

A big advantage of the canals in terms of transport is that towpaths make excellent cycle routes - very few hills!

And as a Brummie I am obliged to say (sigh) "Did you know Birmingham has more miles of canal than Venice?" :lol:

How's that for a potted history? :)

Oh - one thing I love about the area in question (Smiley's pics) is that you can walk from King Edwards Wharf to St Martins in the Bullring without ever crossing a road :)

^^I always have to cross roads. I always have to be close to danger!

Oh - one thing I love about the area in question (Smiley's pics) is that you can walk from King Edwards Wharf to St Martins in the Bullring without ever crossing a road :)
How do you avoid crossing Corporation St/Stephenson St?

Managed to nick a few more of the area

This is a pic showing the graffiti which Smiley didn't show in his pics.

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I'll tell you something for free, some of them cars are pretty ugly.

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I like this building. You can see it under construction on Google Earth.

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Another Sherborne Wharf shot.

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Some houses.

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And some more houses.

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There used to be loads of photos on the school site which are no longer there. I remember some rare shots taken from the Rotunda but I didn't copy them as I weren't arsed about buildings and stuff back then.

How do you avoid crossing Corporation St/Stephenson St?

Erm...

OK you got me - I forgot about that one :lol:

Excellent photos and commentary VH :)

Here are a couple taken of the canal that runs under the main A34 between Lanaster Circus and Newtown....I think you can pretty much work out yourselves which direction I was pointing my camera.

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Here's the aforementioned area of apartments near the NIA.

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From left to right you can see (in approximate order):

King Edwards Wharf II
Waterside Apartments
Brindley Point
Watermarque
King Edwards Wharf I
Symphony Court
Jupiter
Liberty Place
Sherborne Wharf
Dakota Apartments (not the ones where John Lennon lived!)

You don't appreciate how much has been built around the NIA until you see the area from the air.

I am not sure whether this particular bit of wasteland is built on yet,
It hasnt. More suprising is that I ve yet to see plans for the buildings on hte other side of the Dakota apartments

Looks like a great place to live!

It is. Unfortunately I may be having to swap for it for your own SE london in the next year.

It was nice and sunny so I couldn't resist......

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You've got to love the BT tower. It's still a class building despite its age.
I found out today that the worlds tallest tree was exactly 152m. Don't hold me to that cause it could be a load of tosh.

Great pics again Smiley, some of them could be used on the best streetscape thread.

You've got to love the BT tower. It's still a class building despite its age.
I found out today that the worlds tallest tree was exactly 152m. Don't hold me to that cause it could be a load of tosh.

Great pics again Smiley, some of them could be used on the best streetscape thread.


But sure is interesting if its true, do you know where that tree could be? Im taking a wild guess for vancouver island :) Anybody else got a guess on that one? tree beard to top it all i reckon?

The tallest tree in history (150m+) was a eucalyptus tree at Watts River, Victoria, Australia.

I would imagine its a Sequoia. They have trunks the width of a bus too.

Never seen that bridge before. It looks cheap... Nice shots though Smiley!

that ree you mention Irwell thanks i'll have a look on the net to just see how big it really looks? must be awesome? ok whats the biggest tree in England? and where? and whats the biggest tree in Birmingham or Manchester too? :P

Threads going off topic here a little but here's where I got it from...

http://members.optusnet.com.au/mruhsam/

The best known and most famous example is the "Ferguson Tree" which was actually a fallen Mountain Ash downed by a recent bush fire. This was measured by a government surveyor, William Ferguson by tape measure on the 21st February 1872. The length was a staggering 133 metres (436 feet) with its crown (the tree's top) broken off!! The stump's diameter five feet off the ground was 5.5m (18 feet) and at its broken top its diameter was still 1 metre. It is estimated that had this tree actually still been intact it would have approached 152m (500 feet) in height. The surveyor also noted numerous fallen trees in the same area over 106m (350feet) in height.

I just think it's an interesting coincidence that the worlds tallest tree was the same height as Brums tallest tower. A little ridiculous if you think about it.

That's one hell of a tree!!!:nuts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Birmingham%207/Bham4th112006125.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/Robdann/Birmingham%207/Bham4th112006106.jpg

It does look a bit like Manchester Beetham, but although I know the Hyatt is a great building, but I find it strangly unintresting

I went on a canal boat trip in September from Worcester to Brum then through Dudley, Kidderminster, Stourport and then back to Worcester on the River Severn. I didn't happen to take any photos but here are some of the pictures that my Dad took.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal1.jpg
Gas Street Basin.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal2.jpg
Where the Birmingham Mainline canal goes under the M5.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/cana8.jpg
The end of the Netherton tunnel.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal3.jpg
Locks in Dudley.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal4.jpg
Locks in Dudley.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal5.jpg
Kidderminster.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal6.jpg
Still Kidderminster.^
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal7.jpg
Amazing Old Tower in Kiddy.^

Thanks for the pics scott! :cool:

http://gallery.virtualbrum.co.uk/albums/psanders/Gondola_Birmingham.sized.jpg

The site of the new Cube building.

http://gallery.virtualbrum.co.uk/albums/psanders/Gondola_Birmingham.sized.jpg

The site of the new Cube building.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e127/scottmlegend/canal2.jpg
Where the Birmingham Mainline canal goes under the M5.^


random fact of the day ... well was when i was at school many moons ago :)


that this is the only spot in Britain where a road crosses a railway, that crosses a canal crossing a canal !

bet you'll all sleep better tonight knowing that :lol:

That means the one with the river rea, Spagetti junction and cross City Line must be another!

River Rea is not a canal.

^^Its been channelled so extensively in the 1800s and 1900s that it might as well be classed as one.

^^Its been channelled so extensively in the 1800s and 1900s that it might as well be classed as one.

You can't class it as a canal...

for the simple reason that if you fell in you'd suffer absolutely no ill effects!

I'd agree its not a canal thus the "river" tag, but I was wondering if there is a rail/motorway/river link anywhere else as well as a Rail/motorway/canal link!

Also has anyone that passes the river Rea, noticed it has been near breaking it banks for weeks!

I'd agree its not a canal thus the "river" tag, but I was wondering if there is a rail/motorway/river link anywhere else as well as a Rail/motorway/canal link!

Mmmm. Not sure if I have grasped exactly what you mean but there is a rather fine example of rail, road and canal next door to each other in Smethwick. There's the Toll House Way, Rolfe St Station and both upper and lower level Birmingham to Wednesbury canals in a line. I don't have a picture though.

You can't usually sail a barge down the river Rea, but there is a canal that does pass under Spag Jct :)

There is! It was featured in Dalziel and Pascoe as a canal and river under a huge motorway junction somewhere in Yorkshire :evil: I think he was chasing a northern villain!

Must've been a long chase...

Yep it was like droopy and the wolf!

:?

Ah, I understand!

Wherever the wolf went by car, plane or insanely fast rowboat, as soon as he opened the door at his destination droopy would be there.

which is the most navigable stretch of the canals near B'ham ?

SSC is doing the back-to-front trick again...

Hmm - navigable stretch of canal? Is this a trick question? You can go from Longbridge through the city centre and out towards Spaghetti without a problem...

There is! It was featured in Dalziel and Pascoe as a canal and river under a huge motorway junction somewhere in Yorkshire :evil: I think he was chasing a northern villain!

Well its probably in midlands as Dalziel and Pascoe filmed in the midlands.
I love watching it and going, i know where that is etc.