Former hospital in Broad Street, Birmingham
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Former hospital in Broad Street, Birmingham
Image: © Roger Kidd Taken: 3 May 2023
The Grade II listed red-brick building (Islington House) used to be the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital. The main block dates from 1814 and was originally a glassworks. The wings date from the 1860s. More recently it was Georgie Porgie's Buffet World. Then it was Zara's Bar, Grill and Club, which failed to reopen after the 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown. https://www.birminghamgems.com/KMS/dmart.aspx?strTab=ProjectTimeline&PageType=item&filter_SurveyId=106417&filter_MapId=10 The two residential Bank Towers are on the right.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.475589
Longitude
-1.914418