Spiceal St | Bullring | 20 000 sq ft food retail | Comp. - Page 7

ellbrown · December 29th, 2010, 10:50 PM

Hope ReissOmari doesn't mind me reposting the below photo here

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReissOmari

Its a shame to see these 3 cubes and the shell café go

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ReissOmari · December 31st, 2010, 01:38 AM

I don't mind

When they remove the cubes and the balcony, the'll have to change those windows too, because it just won't match the whole scheme!

Hopefully we'll see some activity from the new year

sefton66 · December 31st, 2010, 02:17 AM

I wonder if the cubes will be relocated elsewhere?

Erebus555 · December 31st, 2010, 03:40 AM

Probably end up in storage for a few years, like the rest of the city's 'hidden' sculptures.

ellbrown · December 31st, 2010, 11:39 AM

I took some shots from here yesterday evening

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Bullring - Three Cube Fountains -lit up red by ell brown, on Flickr

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Bullring - Spiral Cafe - early evening by ell brown, on Flickr

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Bullring - red lights by ell brown, on Flickr

tonkster · December 31st, 2010, 01:18 PM

Anyone know where the 'shell' cafe is going to be relocated?

sefton66 · December 31st, 2010, 01:41 PM

don't think it is, apparently it was built for that specific site so would be to awkward to relocate so it's likely to be destroyed according to the articles, I think the cubes would fit in well somewhere near the custard factory. Also since when did they have the glass wall lit up like that in elbrowns last pic!? I haven't been the bullring in the dark in ages

ellbrown · December 31st, 2010, 07:21 PM

I usually see it in the daylight.

ellbrown · January 1st, 2011, 03:28 PM

Not one of mine but by jpearce2307, on Flickr

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Shapes by jpearce2307, on Flickr

marmite747 · January 2nd, 2011, 04:03 AM

I think the Spiral Cafe would look amazing on Bull Street as a Tram Stop. Could put ticket machines, departure boards and seats in there.

Erebus555 · January 2nd, 2011, 05:24 AM

Old Square maybe? It could do with something like this.

ellbrown · January 2nd, 2011, 04:41 PM

Now a Gloria Jean's Coffees (was this once Costa Coffee)

Shots from earlier today

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Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr

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Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr

Major Planning Application

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Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees - Major Planning Application by ell brown, on Flickr

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Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr

ellbrown · January 2nd, 2011, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erebus555

Old Square maybe? It could do with something like this.

In the grassy space?

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Old Square, Birmingham by ell brown, on Flickr

Or on this?

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Figure of Justice on the pavement of Old Square by ell brown, on Flickr

morestoreysplease · January 2nd, 2011, 05:25 PM

Great pics and ideas! Why is relocating this so difficult to do????? It just needs someone with some positivity! New year....new energy!

ellbrown · January 2nd, 2011, 05:41 PM

Thanks @morestoreysplease

Depends if it was designed and built for those steps.

There's this cafe in Central Square, Brindley Place on a flat surface

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Costa Coffee, Central Square, Brindley Place by ell brown, on Flickr

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Brindleyplace Cafe - Costa Cafe - Central Square, Brindley Place - Birmingham by ell brown, on Flickr

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Central Square - Brindley Place including Brindleyplace Cafe (Costa Coffee) by ell brown, on Flickr

sefton66 · January 2nd, 2011, 05:57 PM

On that planning app ellbrown got a pic of it says expanding the other 2 restaurant unit, wonder if nandos and pizza hut will lose their outdoor space or if they will just expand over it for indoor use and extend the outdoor part out? Nandos deffinately needs more room the que outside there can be a joke sometimes, i dont think some people realise we have one in the library, mailbox and 5ways aswell, party people should go there cut the ques

ellbrown · January 2nd, 2011, 06:21 PM

The planning app says it may affect the Grade II* listed St Martin's Church nearby (the development site).

Nando's looked packed the last time I passed inside the Bullring.

The one in Paradise Forum didn't seem too busy today.

ReissOmari · January 2nd, 2011, 06:37 PM

There's about 5 Nando's in town
Mailbox one also needs expanding!

Erebus555 · January 2nd, 2011, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by morestoreysplease

Great pics and ideas! Why is relocating this so difficult to do????? It just needs someone with some positivity! New year....new energy!

I can only imagine it being one thing: money. The council would either have to buy the cafe building or at least cover the costs of it being dismantled and then relocated, which is a hard thing for them to justify with the sort of cuts we're seeing.

WintrySarcasm · January 2nd, 2011, 11:50 PM

Couldn't they make it a planning condition that the Alliance pays for the relocation?

December 31st, 2010, 01:38 AM	#122
ReissOmari Birmingham - #1 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 5,017 Likes (Received): 102	I don't mind When they remove the cubes and the balcony, the'll have to change those windows too, because it just won't match the whole scheme! Hopefully we'll see some activity from the new year __________________ ReissOmari.. flickr flickr2

December 31st, 2010, 03:40 AM	#124
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 30,877 Likes (Received): 4	Probably end up in storage for a few years, like the rest of the city's 'hidden' sculptures. __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

December 31st, 2010, 11:39 AM	#125
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	I took some shots from here yesterday evening image hosted on flickr Bullring - Three Cube Fountains -lit up red by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Bullring - Spiral Cafe - early evening by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Bullring - red lights by ell brown, on Flickr __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB Last edited by ellbrown; December 31st, 2010 at 12:46 PM.

December 31st, 2010, 07:21 PM	#128
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	I usually see it in the daylight. __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

January 1st, 2011, 03:28 PM	#129
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	Not one of mine but by jpearce2307, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Shapes by jpearce2307, on Flickr __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

December 31st, 2010, 02:17 AM	#123
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,624 Likes (Received): 82	I wonder if the cubes will be relocated elsewhere?

December 31st, 2010, 01:18 PM	#126
tonkster Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 764 Likes (Received): 0	Anyone know where the 'shell' cafe is going to be relocated?

December 31st, 2010, 01:41 PM	#127
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,624 Likes (Received): 82	don't think it is, apparently it was built for that specific site so would be to awkward to relocate so it's likely to be destroyed according to the articles, I think the cubes would fit in well somewhere near the custard factory. Also since when did they have the glass wall lit up like that in elbrowns last pic!? I haven't been the bullring in the dark in ages

January 2nd, 2011, 04:03 AM	#130
marmite747 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 0	I think the Spiral Cafe would look amazing on Bull Street as a Tram Stop. Could put ticket machines, departure boards and seats in there. __________________ "Birmingham has no roman beginnings, nor Saxon importance, nor Tudor Cathedral - it is truly Britain's only Modern City - in both a negative way and a positive way to the detriment of none and the benefit of all"

January 2nd, 2011, 05:24 AM	#131
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 30,877 Likes (Received): 4	Old Square maybe? It could do with something like this. __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

January 2nd, 2011, 04:41 PM	#132
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	Now a Gloria Jean's Coffees (was this once Costa Coffee) Shots from earlier today image hosted on flickr Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr Major Planning Application image hosted on flickr Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees - Major Planning Application by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Bullring - Spiral Cafe - Gloria Jean's Coffees by ell brown, on Flickr __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

January 2nd, 2011, 05:25 PM	#134
morestoreysplease Brummie Angeleno Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham UK, Los Angeles CA Posts: 6,803 Likes (Received): 25	Great pics and ideas! Why is relocating this so difficult to do????? It just needs someone with some positivity! New year....new energy! __________________ Birmingham - TheBigCityPlan.

January 2nd, 2011, 05:41 PM	#135
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks @morestoreysplease Depends if it was designed and built for those steps. There's this cafe in Central Square, Brindley Place on a flat surface image hosted on flickr Costa Coffee, Central Square, Brindley Place by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Brindleyplace Cafe - Costa Cafe - Central Square, Brindley Place - Birmingham by ell brown, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Central Square - Brindley Place including Brindleyplace Cafe (Costa Coffee) by ell brown, on Flickr __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

January 2nd, 2011, 05:57 PM	#136
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,624 Likes (Received): 82	On that planning app ellbrown got a pic of it says expanding the other 2 restaurant unit, wonder if nandos and pizza hut will lose their outdoor space or if they will just expand over it for indoor use and extend the outdoor part out? Nandos deffinately needs more room the que outside there can be a joke sometimes, i dont think some people realise we have one in the library, mailbox and 5ways aswell, party people should go there cut the ques

January 2nd, 2011, 06:21 PM	#137
ellbrown flickr ell brown Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,122 Likes (Received): 0	The planning app says it may affect the Grade II* listed St Martin's Church nearby (the development site). Nando's looked packed the last time I passed inside the Bullring. The one in Paradise Forum didn't seem too busy today. __________________ Flickr ell brown Facebook ellr.brown Twitter ellrbrown I use the Creative Commons - Attribution licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB

January 2nd, 2011, 06:37 PM	#138
ReissOmari Birmingham - #1 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 5,017 Likes (Received): 102	There's about 5 Nando's in town Mailbox one also needs expanding! __________________ ReissOmari.. flickr flickr2

January 2nd, 2011, 11:50 PM	#140
WintrySarcasm Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 333 Likes (Received): 0	Couldn't they make it a planning condition that the Alliance pays for the relocation?

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