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Feb. 13, 2021
Nest:Head
This is Antony Gormley's, Iron:Man in Birmingham. Iron:Man is a statue by Antony Gormley, in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. The statue is 6 metres (20 ft…
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gethinthomas
Feb. 04, 2021
Winterbourne House and Gardens
Winterbourne is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century suburban villa and garden. The house was built in 1903 for John and Margaret Nettlefold, of…
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gethinthomas
Sept. 15, 2020
Main Line and New Main Line
Back in the distant mists of time, 2012, I went on a photo walk with some friends into the deepest darkest recesses of our (the worlds's) industrial past. This…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 17, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Thirteen
This part just draws a line under the library project, showing what replaced it and the other buildings. The new Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square next…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 16, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Twelve
These shots were taken October to December 2016, and January February 2017 and are really a summing up of the series. Most activity on the site is now…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 11, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Eight
Part Eight comprises of shots taken in June 2016. Only two corners of the main library building are left still standing. This is about the time when the empty…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 11, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Seven
Part Seven comprises of shots taken in May 2016, some of the most dramatic in the series. The soft demolition of Birmingham Library continues. A lot happens in…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 10, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Six
Part Six comprises of shots taken in April 2016. The soft demolition of Birmingham Library continues, with more of the central core removed and a large section…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 09, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Five
Part Five comprises of shots taken in March 2016. The soft demolition of Birmingham Library continues, as the core is eaten away from inside the atrium. Many of…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 09, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Four
This set documents the actual soft demolition of Birmingham Library. Please see parts one and two for some background and photos of the building exterior and…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 08, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Three.
This is the first set documenting the actual soft demolition of Birmingham Library. Please see parts one and two for some background and photos of the building…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 07, 2020
Death of a Building, Part One
A few years ago I lived in Birmingham, England. When I first visited Birmingham in the late seventies it had a reputation for being a concrete jungle of the new…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 07, 2020
Death of a Building, Part Two
A few years ago I lived in Birmingham, England. When I first visited Birmingham in the late seventies it had a reputation for being a concrete jungle of the…
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gethinthomas
Aug. 02, 2020
Fanfare
There is a good story that goes with this photo. It also goes to prove a point of some sort. I went to photograph the new Library of Birmingham a few years back…
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gethinthomas
July 13, 2020
Prefabs 2015
Or to give them their full title Prefabricated Housing. In Birmingham, England there still remains a row of seventeen 1940s’ Phoenix design prefabs. The Grade…
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gethinthomas
July 11, 2020
Digbeth, Birmingham
I know Birmingham in England well, and Digbeth is a very old area of Birmingham. It actually has one of the oldest buildings in a city which is only just over…
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gethinthomas
July 07, 2020
Birmingham Museum Collections Centre, Part Two.
The Museums Collection Centre is a 1.5 hectare site that holds 80 per cent of Birmingham Museums’ stored collections under one roof. Among the thousands of…
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gethinthomas
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