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This is my monthly blog post showcasing my personal favourite photographs that I have taken of or in my home city of Birmingham UK. Click the link below to see my favourites taken in April 2026.
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I have started the May 2026 gallery in my construction photo journal for the Beorma Quarter development in Digbeth.
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4th May 2026, I went to the amazing Chasewater Country Park near Brownhills in Staffordshire. To find out more please visit their website: https://cannockchase.org.uk/parks/chasewater/ After a great coffee from the lakeside cafe and ice cream hut I took a steam train ride on the Chasewater Railway from the Brownhills West station up to Chasewater Heaths.…
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Big progress this month with a lot of the lower structure being added around the base of the two rising cores. A third small core is also being added. See more in my construction photography journal for this development…
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2nd May 2026, I went to the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb event in Worcestershire. It is the oldest still operating motorsport venue in the world, first used in 1905. To find out more about the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb and their upcoming events please visit their website: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com The great late Murray Walker made his…
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28th April 2026, I briefly visited Hatton Locks on the Grand Union Canal near Warwick, it is amazing flight of 21 locks dropping nearly 45m in elevation in under 2 miles. It was a sunny spring day and I captured a set of photos. It is maintained by the Canal and River Trust charity, to…
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25th April 2026, I went to the astoundingly beautiful Tulleys Tulip Farm and Garden, blessed with a fantastic sunny and warm day it was a magical experience! To find out more please visit their website: https://tulipgarden.co.uk
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The core for the lower tower is rising, faster than the main tower’s core, and there is a lot of the ground level surrounding structure progressing well. See more in my construction photography journal for this development…
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I have updated my 2026 Birmingham city skylines gallery with additions taken from Turners Hill, Lickey Hills and Barr Beacon (above).
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18th April 2026, I went up to the Loton Park Speed Hillclimb event near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Run by the Hagley and District Light Car Club it is a short track hillclimb venue with a length of 1,349 metres (just under a mile) and a record time of 41.76 seconds to complete. To find out…