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Victoria+Square+House+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Victoria Square House - A Birmingham Gem!

Victoria Square House, formerly a General Post Office and now an office building, was designed by Henry Tanner and built between 1889 and 1891.  Iron:Man was outside 1993 - 2017.

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The+Original+Birmingham+Assay+Office+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Original Birmingham Assay Office - A Birmingham Gem!

The original Birmingham Assay Office is on Newhall Street, on the corner with Charlotte Street in the Jewellery Quarter. It was built in 1878, and designed by Andrew Phipson. Moved out 2015.

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The+River+Tame+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The River Tame - A Birmingham Gem!

The River Tame is the main river of the West Midlands and up until the 19th century it was considered an urban river, a productive fishery and popular with anglers. 

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Passions: Environment & green action, Rivers, lakes & canals
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The+Lewis+Building+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Lewis Building - A Birmingham Gem!

Lewis's, opened in Corporation Street in 1885. The store was the forerunner of the modern department store. As an office development, it retains the grandeur of the original building.

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Digbeth+Police+Station+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Digbeth Police Station - A Birmingham Gem!

Digbeth Police Station is situated at 115 Digbeth, on the corner of Allison Street. It was built in 1911. It is a Grade A listed building according to Birmingham City Council.

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University+of+Birmingham+Guild+of+Students+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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University of Birmingham Guild of Students - A Birmingham Gem!

The University of Birmingham Guild of Students is situated on the Edgbaston Campus of the University of Birmingham, near Edgbaston Park Road. Formerly called BUGS.

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19+Newhall+Street+(former+Bell+Edison+Telephone+building)+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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19 Newhall Street (former Bell Edison Telephone building) - A Birmingham Gem!

The Bell Edison Telephone Building is situated at 17 & 19 Newhall Street in the Colmore Business District. Built in 1896 as the Central Telephone Exchange and offices for NTC.

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Birmingham+Children%27s+Hospital+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Birmingham Children's Hospital - A Birmingham Gem!

Birmingham Children's Hospital has been situated on Steelhouse Lane since 1998 in a building that was formerly the Birmingham General Hospital.

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Passions: History & heritage, Health & wellbeing, Care for the vulnerable, Modern Architecture, Classic Architecture
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Hall+of+Memory+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Hall of Memory - A Birmingham Gem!

The Hall of Memory is a war memorial designed by Cooke and Twist which was opened in 1925 in Centenary Square, Birmingham. 

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Passions: History & heritage, Civic pride, Squares and public spaces, Classic Architecture
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Perrott%27s+Folly+and+Edgbaston+Waterworks+Tower+-+A+pair+of+Birmingham+Gems!
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Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks Tower - A pair of Birmingham Gems!

Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks Tower are two prominent landmarks on the Ladywood/Edgbaston border of Birmingham.  Both are steeped in history with Tolkien connections.

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Birmingham+Oratory+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Birmingham Oratory - A Birmingham Gem!

Newman's Oratory is a quite amazing Grade II* listed building. The church with its ornate ceiling and marble pillars is simply stunning. Newman was created a saint by Pope Francis I.

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University+House%2c+University+of+Birmingham+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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University House, University of Birmingham - A Birmingham Gem!

University House has been home to the University of Birmingham's Business School since 2004.  

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Weoley+Castle+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Weoley Castle - A Birmingham Gem!

Weoley Castle is the remains of a fortified manor house in Weoley Castle, Birmingham. The ruins dates back to 1264.

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St+Chad%27s+Cathedral+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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St Chad's Cathedral - A Birmingham Gem!

St Chad's Cathedral is situated at St Chad's Circus Queensway and St Chad's Queensway in what was formerly called the Gun Quarter in Birmingham.

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Museum+of+the+Jewellery+Quarter+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter - A Birmingham Gem!

The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is situated on Vyse Street in Birmingham. Built around the preserved Smith & Pepper Jewellery Factory.

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Coffin+Works+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Coffin Works - A Birmingham Gem!

The Coffin Works will simply transport you back in time to a place where some of the world's finest coffin furniture was made including fittings for the Queen Mother and Winston Churchill.

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The+Pen+Museum+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Pen Museum - A Birmingham Gem!

The Pen Museum is the only museum in the UK devoted to the history of pen making and documents Birmingham's role at the centre of the world's pen making trade.

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Aston+Webb+Building+and+Chancellor%27s+Court+at+the+University+of+Birmingham+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Aston Webb Building and Chancellor's Court at the University of Birmingham - A Birmingham Gem!

The Unversity's Great Hall is located in the domed Aston Webb Building. This is the main building, built in Accrington red-brick, that forms the University's Chancellor's Court.

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The+Malt+House%2c+Brindleyplace+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Malt House, Brindleyplace - A Birmingham Gem!

The Malt House, now a popular canalside pub, is a traditional building that was once an historic maltings and nail warehouse. Located close to Old Turn Junction and The NIA.

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The+Old+Crown%2c+Digbeth+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Old Crown, Digbeth - A Birmingham Gem!

The Old Crown is believed to be one of the oldest buildings, if not the oldest, in Birmingham, with a history dating back to 1450. It is a must visit for followers of history and architecture.

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Midland+Bank+building+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Midland Bank building - A Birmingham Gem!

The building located on Bennetts Hill used to be the Head Office of the Midland Bank.  The building completed in 1835 now hosts a popular bar in the heart of the city. 

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Great+Western+Arcade+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Great Western Arcade - A Birmingham Gem!

The Great Western Arcade located between Colmore Row and Temple row is a wonderful Grade II listed Victorian shopping arcade built in 1875-76 over the Great Western Railway Line. 

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Piccadilly Arcade - A Birmingham Gem!

The Piccadilly Arcade connects New Street with Stephenson Street and is home to a number of shops, some with shop fronts that date from the 1920s. 

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The+Old+Contemptibles+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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The Old Contemptibles - A Birmingham Gem!

The Old Contemptibles on Edmund Street, Birmingham is a quite unique city centre pub that hosts a rich and fascinating history dating back to the 18th Century.

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Victoria+Law+Courts+-+A+Birmingham+Gem!
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Victoria Law Courts - A Birmingham Gem!

The Victoria Law Courts located on Corporation Street is a Grade I listed red brick and terracotta building designed by Aston Webb & Ingress Bell in 1886.

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