IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Victoria Square, BIRMINGHAM, B1 1BD
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Victoria Square, B1 1BD by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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Image Listing (2708 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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Victoria Square in Birmingham
Looking south-south-east towards Hill Street. The distant tower is the 39 storey 130 metres tall Radissan Blu Hotel about five hundred metres away. It was completed in 2006.
In the foreground is The Iron Man, one of Sir Antony Gormley's pieces of "rusty" metal, made in Willenhall. This 1993 object has been reinstalled (overnight 23/24 February 2022) here after being removed from its original location nearer New Street on 5 September 2017 to allow "re-modelling" of the Victoria Square and its road/Metro layout. To make this one look especially artistic and creative Sir Antony has specified that it should lean 7·5° backwards and 5° to its left.
I'm told that some people like it. There is another fine statue nearby of Queen Victoria. She doesn't look amused.
Image: © Roger Kidd
Taken: 4 May 2022
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Birmingham: up Hill Street
Looking towards Victoria Square and the clock tower of the Museum and Art Gallery on a bright and chilly Saturday morning in early April.
Image: © John Sutton
Taken: 2 Apr 2022
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General Post Office
Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-217696-general-post-office-birmingham
Image: © N Chadwick
Taken: 11 Jun 2011
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The River, by Dhruva Mistry a.k.a "The floozy in the jacuzzi"
This bronze figure is the centre piece of the water feature in Victoria Square. It was built between 1991 and 1993. Today the lady is affectionately referred to by many locals as "The Floozy in the Jacuzzi"! http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/victoriasq.htm
Image: © David Stowell
Taken: 16 Dec 2005
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River Sculpture in Victoria Square
With the Town Hall under renovation behind.
Image: © Peter Langsdale
Taken: 5 Feb 2004
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Former post office, Victoria Square
Thanks to efforts of the Birmingham Victorian Society this building was saved from demolition in the early 1970s. Grade II listed. Architect: Sir Henry Tanner.
Image: © Jim Osley
Taken: 19 Sep 2013
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Birmingham Council House
View from Colmore Row - compare with recent views.
Image: © Ben Brooksbank
Taken: 28 Apr 1957
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Hill Street road works, Birmingham city centre
Hill Street is occupied by machinery and materials, leaving only a narrow passageway for pedestrians to access the buildings along it. Finding bus stops is an adventure. Perhaps the sign is meant to suggest that all the regular bus stops have been replaced by one grand unified "mega bus stop" outside the building works. Or it's just directing customers of the long-distance coach company, Megabus, to its relocated facilities. Whatever, I'm sure it'll all be fine in the end.
Image: © Rudi Winter
Taken: 21 Oct 2018
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