Clock Tower in Priory Square, Birmingham

            Since they got rid of the markets in Priory Square (Oasis Market), the space has really opened up. Recently, I noticed this clock tower in the square.

I wonder if getting rid of those markets has anything to do with the proposed Martineau Galleries development on this site?

You can really see the 60s concrete brutalist architecture here.

It was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd and was built between 1963 and 1966 (after the old buildings had been purchased and demolished)
In the 1990s  when the area went under a bit of a renovation, the small clock tower was added.

The square was originally called Corporation Square. The tower was used for advertising and is near a public staircase to a car park.

Walking through Priory Square today (19/02/10) I noticed that they are starting to paint the place outside. And noticed a sign saying that it will be renovated and reopened in April 2010. Doesn't look like it is getting demolished any time soon. What happened to the Martineau Galleries scheme?

As of May 2010 - I think it has been re-named The Square. It has been painted black and white.

Some rights reserved

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Birmingham / Eastside (show map)

Taken on: November 14, 2009

Tags:

clock tower

tower

oasis market

birmingham

west midlands

england

united kingdom

great britain

martineau galleries

concrete

brutalist

renovation

the square « less

Sets appears in: • Priory Square • Dale End more » • Martineau Galleries site « less

Groups appears in: • Brutalist Architecture - béton (concrete) brut • Clocks of the World more » • Shopping centers & Malls • Clock Towers around the World • The time goes by ... • Piazzas, Plazas, Town Squares, Market Squares, Village Greens « less

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S1500, f/2.8, 1/90 sec, 5.9mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S1500
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.011 sec (1/90)
Focal Length:	5.9mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	GIMP 2.6.6
Show full info

Stats: 1,096 views / 1 comment

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder