Birmingham_in_1886.jpg
Henry William Brewer : Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q42226137
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Author |
The Graphic
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Title |
Birds-Eye View of Birmingham in 1886.
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Description |
English:
Bird's Eye View of Birmingham in 1886 by H. W. Brewer. Note:
Birmingham
city centre in
1886
looking over
Chamberlain Square
with the newly extended
Council House
and art gallery (in the centre), the
Town Hall
(the building with pillars on the right) and Christ Church between them (demolished - now
Victoria Square
). The
Chamberlain
memorial which is at the bottom in the centre. Centre of left margin with a rose window is the
Birmingham School of Art
.
New Street station
and
St Martin in the Bull Ring
church are above the Town Hall.
St Philip's Cathedral
above the square tower of the Council House.
Saint Chad's Cathedral
can be seen in the background in the top-left corner of the image. The gabled roof of
Mason Science College
occupies the lower left corner. The rounded end of the original public library occupies the lower right corner. Old drawing by H. W. Brewer, taken from "The Graphic", 1886.
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Date |
4 September 1886
date QS:P571,+1886-09-04T00:00:00Z/11
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Medium | Woodcut engraving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://www.chriseckersley.co.uk/section662167.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other versions |
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