The architectural features & historical details of the Jewellery Quarter. The Jewellery Quarter is a unique place which is steeped in historical, architectural and social history. Its narrow streets are packed with old brick workshops and factories; a physical reminder of Birmingham’s industrial heyday. Recently I have been carrying out some […]
Discovering Birmingham’s extensive collection of beautiful terracotta buildings. Red, bold, ornate and beautiful…these are some of the words which spring to my mind when I see the striking Victoria Law Courts on Corporation Street built in 1891. For me, it is the material which provides the stunning architectural beauty of this […]
Whether it’s the impressive tiled interior of the Victorian ‘Barton Arms’ or the grade II listed glazed frontage of the ‘Trocadero’ there are plenty of interesting examples of pub architecture to be seen in the West Midlands. Birmingham and the Black Country have a wealth of interesting public […]