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William Booth Lane, BIRMINGHAM, B4 6HJ

The BT tower reflecting well in the calm waters of the canal.

Grade II* listed building designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Described at this http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1220729.

A cast-iron distance marker, one of many that have been installed along the canals of Brum in the last few years. Tempting as it may be to describe it as a milepost, that would be incorrect, as the distances are all marked in your new-fangled metres and kilometres, of which the builders of the canals would have little comprehension. Unlike others on the far side of the city, this one has (so far) escaped the worst attentions of the spraypaint and graffiti artists.

St Chad's, the Catholic cathedral of the Birmingham archdiocese, was completed in 1841 to designs by Augustus Welby Pugin, who played a central role in the revival of Gothic architecture in 19th century Britain, and is best known for his work on the Houses of Parliament. Pugin also designed a Bishop's House opposite the cathedral, a building of great originality and influence, but it was wiped out by the forces of progress in 1959 in the form of the inner ring road. According to Wikipedia, the city engineer Herbert Manzoni demanded that the archdiocese pay for any alterations to the road scheme that would preserve the building https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop%27s_House,_Birmingham . The present Archbishop's House behind the cathedral is a former primary school, according to this geograph Image

Birmingham's Roman Catholic Cathedral that was designed by Pugin and consecrated in 1841. It is on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter.

On St Chad's Queensway - seen here at the junction with Old Snow Hill. This is the Roman Catholic cathedral. Two cathedrals in one square.

An early masterwork by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Contracts were signed in 1839, when Pugin was 27. Clearly showing German influence, perhaps the result of Pugin's many travels abroad in his formative years.

An early masterwork by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. Contracts were signed in 1839, when Pugin was 27. Clearly showing German influence, perhaps the result of Pugin's many travels abroad in his formative years.

Built by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin from 1839-1841, though the towers were completed only posthumously in 1856. Viewed from the platforms of Snow Hill Station. The dedication commemorates the 7th-century Mercian saint and first bishop of Lichfield whose relics are now enshrined here. St Chad's is listed Grade II*. Taking Stock https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/birmingham-st-chads-cathedral/