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Edgbaston Waterworks (Edgbaston Pumping Station), grid reference SP0455386465, lies to the east of Edgbaston Reservoir, two miles west of the centre of Birmingham, England. The buildings were designed by John Henry Chamberlain and William Martin around 1870. The engine house, boiler house, and chimney are Grade II listed buildings. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Edgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in the Ladywood district of Birmingham, England. ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
Birmingham School of Art, now part of the University of Central England John Henry Chamberlain (1831 - 1883), generally known professionally as J H Chamberlain, was a nineteenth century English architect. ...
Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...
It has been suggested [1] [2] , but not proved, that the towers of Perrott's Folly and Edgbaston Waterworks may have influenced J. R. R. Tolkien, who lived nearby as a child, in the writing of The Two Towers, after which the second volume of The Lord of the Rings is named. Perrots Folly is a 29 metre (96 feet) high tower, built in 1739. ...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 â September 2, 1973) is best known as the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ...
The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. ...
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by J. R. R. Tolkien. ...
Sources
- A Guide to the Buildings of Birmingham, Peter Leather, ISBN 0-7524-2475-0
See also Perrots Folly is a 29 metre (96 feet) high tower, built in 1739. ...
External links 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. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
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. ...
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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 main tower of the Orion Building during the removal of scaffolding. ...
The Rotunda is an iconic, cylindrical tower block in Birmingham, England. ...
National Westminster House is a building owned by Natwest. ...
Five Ways Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. ...
Centre City Tower is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. ...
Hyatt Regency Hotel from the front. ...
1 Snow Hill Plaza from the front at ground level. ...
Quayside Tower from the front. ...
Colmore Gate. ...
Side view The McLaren Building is a 79 m tall commercial building in Birmingham, England designed by Philip Bonham Associates. ...
Metropolitan House is situated on the junction of one of Birminghams busiest roads, Hagley Road. ...
Edgbaston House is a highrise commercial building in Birmingham. ...
The corner of the remaining building. ...
The Jurys Inn Hotel from the front. ...
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. ...
Great Western Arcade, Temple Row entrance Great Western Arcade The Great Western Arcade is a covered Grade II listed Victorian shopping arcade lying between Colmore Row and Temple Row in Birmingham, England. ...
The International Convention Centre is a major conference venue in central Birmingham, England. ...
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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. ...
Paradise Forum, containing the Library Paradise Forum in central Birmingham, England is a 1960s arena containing bars, restaurants, small shops and stalls, and forming the main pedestrian thoroughfare between Centenary Square and the central shopping and business area of Birmingham. ...
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. ...
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Villa Park is a football stadium in the district of Aston, in Birmingham England. ...
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