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Cerca de Felipe II
Levantada en 1566 por el monarca, no queda más que medio muro, que ni siquiera se puede ver, porque lo han tapado con una estructura metálica por encima y por los lados, de forma que es muy difícil verla. No merece la pena acercarse a verla. Con saber que está ahí y su historia es suficiente…
Vrettos Antiques
Really nice antique shop with old and retro things, close to Avissinias Flea market. Worth visiting.
King Edward VII Memorial
Nice statue.
In 1910, the Birmingham Mail launched an appeal to erect a statue to Edward VII, in order to commemorate his reign.
Albert Toft was commissioned to craft the statue but the project immediately ran into problems because it was to be over six feet tall, making it difficult to find a large enough piece of Carrara marble for its construction. The statue was unveiled in Victoria Square on St George's Day. It was then eventually moved to Highgate Park when Victoria Square was remodelled in 1951. It was the subject of theft in the 1970-80’s, beginning with the theft of Saint George's lance and then the three bronze groups in 1985 and 1986, none of which have been recovered.
Birmingham City Council agreed to restore the statue and resite it back in the city centre. A new sceptre and orb capital and the three bronzes (representing, respectively, Peace, Education and Progress, and St George slaying the dragon beneath a stylised crown) were re-made, and the monument reassembled on its original plinth, outside Baskerville House in Centenary Square.
In 1910, the Birmingham Mail launched an appeal to erect a statue to Edward VII, in order to commemorate his reign.
Albert Toft was commissioned to craft the statue but the project immediately ran into problems because it was to be over six feet tall, making it difficult to find a large enough piece of Carrara marble for its construction. The statue was unveiled in Victoria Square on St George's Day. It was then eventually moved to Highgate Park when Victoria Square was remodelled in 1951. It was the subject of theft in the 1970-80’s, beginning with the theft of Saint George's lance and then the three bronze groups in 1985 and 1986, none of which have been recovered.
Birmingham City Council agreed to restore the statue and resite it back in the city centre. A new sceptre and orb capital and the three bronzes (representing, respectively, Peace, Education and Progress, and St George slaying the dragon beneath a stylised crown) were re-made, and the monument reassembled on its original plinth, outside Baskerville House in Centenary Square.
Edgbaston Waterworks Tower
Great for Tolkien fans!
It is believed that this tower and the other, just one block away, Perrott's Folly, inspired Tolkien for “The Two towers” in “The Lord of the rings”. He would have seen them regularly, as he lived in nearby Stirling Road for a time, and used to worship in Birmingham’s Oratory, founded by Cardinal Newman, which was also very close to them.
It is a Victorian building designed by John Henry Chamberlain and William Martin around 1870. The site is operated by Severn Trent Water which is actually simply a chimney, that can be seen clearly from Waterworks Road .
It is believed that this tower and the other, just one block away, Perrott's Folly, inspired Tolkien for “The Two towers” in “The Lord of the rings”. He would have seen them regularly, as he lived in nearby Stirling Road for a time, and used to worship in Birmingham’s Oratory, founded by Cardinal Newman, which was also very close to them.
It is a Victorian building designed by John Henry Chamberlain and William Martin around 1870. The site is operated by Severn Trent Water which is actually simply a chimney, that can be seen clearly from Waterworks Road .
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus
De estilo barroco, esta iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús, fue construida en 1583 sobre una ya antigua jesuita. Es después de la catedral y San Nicolas, la más grande de Bari. Tiene misa los domingos a las 11,30. Intenté visitarla varios días y a varias horas pero me fue imposible:siempre cerrada...una pena