Old Brum new Brum new angle - Birmingham
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Old Brum new Brum new angle - Birmingham
Image: © Martin Richard Phelan Taken: 20 May 2015
This tall and still imposing building standing at the junction of Bromsgrove Street and Lower Essex Street is Unity House, the left-hand part of which has been demolished as it was unsafe. Previous to 1958 it was the Rose and Crown public house and later served as the regional hadquarters of a number of trade unions. It is Grade B locally listed but its future, whether for renovation or demolition, is not settled as far as I know. Behind it is new Brum - the I-land apartment building. Boasting 272 apartments within its mass, it is just short of 102 feet high and was completed in 2008, the work being undertaken by Crosby Homes. Time photo taken 10.49 am BST (British Summer Time).
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Image Location
Latitude
52.472699
Longitude
-1.897052
