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The white roof of the National Indoor Arena is prominent near the centre of the photo, with Edgbaston reservoir to its top, right. Edgbaston cricket ground and the University of Birmingham university campus are on the left side of the photo. Viewed from a Heathrow bound flight from Glasgow.
©Thomas Nugent
Dated to the 1830s this little engine could be moved around to where it was needed. Its a nice little runner, seen in the Birmingham Thinktank.
©Ashley Dace
Relatively few fine buildings survived the war but this one got away with it,as it were
©Malcolm Morris
The large blocks are student accommodation. The green banner marks a 1960s block awaiting demolition.
©John M
Now just administrative offices for the West Midlands Fire Service. No fire engines here any more.
©Graham Taylor
By [[[335414]]]
©Rich Tea
The building is now used as offices, but the doors for the engines remain (and need some paint).
©David Smith
Phase 2 of the Aston University Student Village demolition and re-construction continues at Aston University. The student accommodation blocks were built in the 1970s. The piles of bricks are rubble from the surrounding low-level accommodation.
©John M
The sign for this subway is in [[[1894138]]]
©David Smith
The Vulcan referred to is (presumably) because this subway is adjacent to the former Central Fire Station, and has nothing to do with Star Trek.
©David Smith
The A38 runs above the roundabout where the A4400 and B4114 intersect
©David Smith
The large blocks are student accommodation. Two of the 1960s block have been demolished with a third to follow later. Compare this picture with [[2401192]].
©John M
The 1970s blocks are being demolished to make way for more modern student accommodation en-suite and wired for internet.
©John M
©Patrick Mackie
Dist:0.1km<br/>From the central island at the pedestrian crossing by Aston University. The white tower to the right is part of the headquarters of the West Midlands Fire Service. See [[[335416]]]
©Rich Tea

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