Bloomsbury, Birmingham
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Bloomsbury, Birmingham by Derek Harper as part of the Geograph project.
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Bloomsbury, Birmingham
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 6 Apr 2012
A similar view to Image The listed Bloomsbury Branch Library, with its copper dome, dates from about 1893, and is a "striking composition in pink terracotta" http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1234054&searchtype=mapsearch . The building on this side of it, the Prime Lodge hotel, is mapped as the Eagle pub. The tower block to the right is Thames Tower. Behind are the gasholders shown at http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=31990738 . In the foreground is a roundabout; Nechells Parkway, leading uphill past the library, is the A47.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.492362
Longitude
-1.871232