Architectural detail - "The Red Palace", Birmingham
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Architectural detail - "The Red Palace", Birmingham
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 1 Oct 2015
Currently below the tower is The Syriana Restaurant but this fine brick building known locally as "The Red Palace" once served a different purpose. The letters "HBS" provide a clue as the building was commissioned in the mid eighteen nineties by H.B.Sale, a successful die-sinker firm. The tower that was integral to the original design was finished in 1896 as a memorial to Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832–1914), a highly decorated and esteemed military leader who was influential in various campaigns - mainly on the Indian sub-continent.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.486727
Longitude
-1.901437