Future Shocks

This is a building in the center of Birmingham. It’s got that whole post war concrete future shock thing going on. I’m not sure who lives inside but it should be an underground club or sleazy milk bar. Either way, I hope it remains standing. As the city regenerates itself with new glass greenhouses, buildings like this need to be preserved.

Future Shocks 

That'll be the old New St Signal Box which, you'll be pleased to know, is Grade II listed so it ain't going anywhere.

Curiously having walked past it thousands of times I only noticed it for the first time last year. But it is lovely.
I have a thing about buildings that get bedecked in smog and ick by their location. Blast the blee off them or give them a lick of paint. Hmmm... maybe a chubby opaque black, a big stompy orangey Tak! logo and a subterranean bar beneath.....? Although, sensibility bites me very rudely on the raspberries and just says NO to New St.

What's with the big chunky diving board? Do you get full marks for a perfect dive onto the 10.15 from Euston? If so, can I have a go? :)
It gets even more mischievous when you look at it again! The thingy on the side (not the diving board..... been there, done that, am looking after the fractures received following diving head first onto a taxi); the one that from this fab shot looks like a lever.... if you nudge it down, does a big choccy coin come out of the lower slot?

I like odd buildings. This one's wibbly. I like it.
Heh - some good comments - like it! Yeah, I've past this building many times and just never given it a second glance until the day I took that photo. It was the same day I went down the Mailbox / New Street underground tunnel / art project thingy.

I guess my third eye was opened that afternoon.

I'm pleased to hear it's a grade II. Deserves it.
09.08.07
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As seen at the Ikon

http://www.ikon-gallery.co.uk/pastExhibitionsPerryRoberts.htm
Ahhhh nice - the Perry Roberts Transitions exhibitions was great.

PS: Will need to update that link once the new Ikon site goes live - oh yeaaaah! ;)
09.08.07
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Love the signal box, its grade 1 listed you know. hated the perry roberts show though, didnt thing it went anything like far enough, and the qualiy was low, nice intentions, poor end result.
I'm going to be doing some shots from inside the signal box soon..
09.08.07
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