Five Ways Clocktower - Five Ways (Metropolitan House) : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Five Ways Clocktower - Five Ways (Metropolitan House) / ell brown
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Commemorates the first coroner of the borough John Birt Davies, who held the office for 36 years.The clocktower in Five Ways is Grade II listed, and is in front of 60 Calthorpe Road.Late C19. Iron. Square box with Gothic-style blank tracery to each face. On it a column with a 'capital' sweeping out to carry the clocktower, each face of which is beneath a little pediment. Finial at the top.Clocktower in Five Ways - Heritage GatewayBehind the clock is No 1 Hagley Road in Five Ways. Designed by John Madin.Also known as Metropolitan House.Metropolitan House (also known as 1 Hagley Road after its address) is a commercial building in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the A456 Hagley Road at Five Ways. Built to a design by John Madin, it is home to many businesses including employment agencies, financial organisations and a major public transport operator.Metropolitan House on WapediaThe building hosts several radio transmitting antennas on its roof. These include: Galaxy Birmingham - 102.2 MHz FM, CE Birmingham (DAB digital radio) - Block 11C: 220.35 MHz, An Orange mobile telecommunications Base Transceiver Station and Base Station ControllerIt was built between 1972 and 1974.With that number 1, it reminds me of Thunderbird 1, but as a tall building. Thunderbirds Are Go! Anyone else think it looks like Thunderbird 1?Metropolitan House starts Hagley Road, with mid 20th century towers of Madin's plan, mostly seventeen or eighteen storeys, interspersed with Georgian survivors.Metropolitan House, Hagley Road, by the John Madin Design Group, 1972-4.From Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Foster |
| 撮影日 | 2009-06-28 15:42:41 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.002 sec (1/640) |
| 開放F値 | f/5.0 |