Thursday, January 19, 2006

market and china town

textile art student from UCE Birmingham, UK
which has one of the largest faculties of art, design and media education
in the United Kingdom BIAD

where I get off the 97 bus by the markets behind the parish church
will these victorian buildings survive?

or became part of China town



chinese graphics
and afro-hair stylists









very good chaep food














fountain







carpark entrance

with stones to stop parking on the pavement







vernacular stool knocked up by a carpenter
and in the dumpster / container / skip
with a lot of wood which could be recucled











lunch or a reception?

















"restored" sweet shop with back to front till and an anachronistic cash register

National Trust | Birmingham Back to Backs
Carefully restored 19th-century courtyard of working people's houses.

the only back to backs left




50-54 Inge Street/55-63 Hurst Street
Birmingham
B5 4TE
West Midlands
England


oak imitated with painted wood grain






the bars are an anachronism too









been a kitchen fire














and thanks to this Mr Singh

I got my Radio Times for next week











concrete bridge from the sixties






the invasion of the green man





street furniture getting tired









the new Birmingham and the 39 story Radisson SAS Hotel, Birmingham


looking down on the markets











down the ramp to Moor Street
new building to the left









new built and in trouble

water seepage from the ramp and rust in the joints









the new wine bar at Moor Street station






the markets are to the left




















this bus 97 stop has been repaired with shiny new seats


the Bosworth Drive roadworks are nearly done






and even the low clouds of a grey sky are beautiful





what I got for about £9


and a very late vegetarian lunch
with ice coffee


1 Comments:

Blogger Dan said...

Hugh,

This is wonderful! I love when you take pictures during your walk, giving us the opportunity to follow in your footsteps: inside the chemist's, snaps of Mr. Singh and the other locals, snaps of many other interesting things (like the stones preventing the parking on the pavement). There are so many good ones but my favorite might be the photo of the woman smiling at you from inside the restaurant. She seems to be genuinely tickled that you are taking her photo.

Nice job! Keep 'em coming!

Dan

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