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The CBSO Centre

The CBSO Centre is the administrative home and practice centre of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group on the corner of Berkley Street and Holliday Street, in Birmingham, England. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is based in Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, commonly known as BCMG, is a chamber orchestra based in Birmingham, England specialising in the performance of new and contemporary music. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004...


It contains a 300 seat auditorium which is also used for public performances and as a hired space for receptions and exhibitions.


Built in 1997 by Associated Architects it retains a façade of Rowe's Lead Works on Berkeley Street by H. Peter Hing (1921-2).


See also

A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. ...

External links

  • CBSO Centre Web Site

References

  • Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham, Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5
Buildings in Birmingham, England
 Highrise (In height order): BT Tower | Holloway Circus Tower | Chamberlain Clock Tower | Alpha Tower | Orion Building | The Rotunda | NatWest Tower | Five Ways Tower | Centre City Tower | Hyatt Regency Hotel | 1 Snow Hill Plaza | Quayside Tower | Colmore Gate | The McLaren Building | Metropolitan House | Edgbaston House | Post & Mail Building | Jury's Inn Birmingham 

 Notable lowrise: 1-7 Constitution Hill | 17 & 19 Newhall Street | Birmingham Assay Office | Baskerville House | Central Library | Council House | Curzon Street railway station | Great Western Arcade | ICC | The Mailbox | Methodist Central Hall | Millennium Point | The Old Crown | Paradise Forum | Birmingham Proof House | Sarehole Mill | Symphony Hall | Town Hall | Victoria Law Courts 
 Major railway stations: Moor Street station | New Street station | Snow Hill station 
  Major complexes: Brindleyplace | Bull Ring, Birmingham | Pallasades Shopping Centre 
  Sports venues: Alexander Stadium | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | NIA | St. Andrews | Villa Park 
  Lists of buildings: List of tallest buildings and structures in Birmingham | List of Birmingham board schools | Listed buildings in Birmingham
The city from above Centenary Square. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... The British Telecom Tower (formerly known as the Post Office Tower and, before that the GPO Tower) is a landmark in Birmingham. ... Beetham Tower nearing completion in February 2006. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Alpha Tower now looks very outdated as it is surrounded by new developments in the redevelopment of Birmingham, UK. A prime example of architecture from the 1960s and 1970s which is now being widely disputed by the public and experts. ... The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical tower block in Birmingham, England. ... National Westminster House is a building owned by Natwest. ... Centre City Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. ... Hyatt Regency Hotel from the front. ... Metropolitan House is situated on the junction of one of Birminghams busiest roads, Hagley Road. ... The Bell Edison Telephone Building (17-19 Newhall Street), Birmingham Bell Edison logo in porch On the corner of Newhall Sreet and Edmund Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England, stands a red brick and terracotta Grade I listed building. ... Birmingham Assay Office The Birmingham Assay Office is one of the four remaining Assay Offices in the UK. The development of a silver industry in 18th century Birmingham was hampered by the legal requirement that items of solid silver be assayed, and yet the nearest Assay Offices were in Chester... Birmingham Central Library is the main library in Birmingham, England. ... The Council House as seen from Victoria Square The Council House is the home of Birmingham City Council in Birmingham England. ... The front of the station Curzon Street Station was a railway station in Birmingham in the 19th century and is the worlds oldest surviving piece of monumental railway architecture. ... The International Convention Centre is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England. ... Categories: Places of interest in Birmingham, England | Stub ... Millennium Point is a complex in Birmingham, situated in the developing Eastside of the city centre. ... The Old Crown at 188 Digbeth High Street (A41), Digbeth, a inn, is the oldest secular building in Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House was established in 1813 by an act of Parliament at the request - and expense - of the then prosperous Birmingham Gun Trade. ... Sarehole Mill (grid reference SP099818) is a water mill in the Sarehole area of Birmingham, England, driven by the River Cole. ... Symphony Hall is a concert venue located inside the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade 1 listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Moor Street railway station is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England. ... The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Class 390 no. ... The station entrance Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. ... Brindleyplace Brindleyplace (often written Brindley Place) is a large mixed-use canalside development, near the centre of Birmingham, England. ... Selfridges at the Bullring St Martins Church, with Selfridges in the background The interior of the Bullring The Bull Ring market has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages. ... A 1960s shopping centre in Birmingham, UK. The centre was built as part of the renovation of New Street Station and is located over the station. ... The Alexander Stadium is the main athletics stadium in Birmingham, the largest city in the Midlands of England. ... Edgbaston Cricket Ground (sometimes called Edgbaston Stadium) is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. ... National Indoor Arena <General information> The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham was opened in 1991. ... St. ... Villa Park, in Birmingham, England; is the stadium at which Aston Villa Football Club play their home games. ... There are almost 2,000 listed buildings in Birmingham, England. ...



 
 

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