Greater Birmingham - Thread

[A330]

I thought I had the exclusive with my photos taken on Monday only to find your update posted on 20th of last month.

Too busy looking up at the planes...

 

[Ray Finkle]

I thought I had the exclusive with my photos taken on Monday

Keep them coming though, we can never have too many updates

 

[Brum X]

Level 14 of 26

103 Colmore Row

 

[Brum X]

The Mercian has something starting to poke upwards out of the ground on this 42 storey tower

 

[rollo]

Its been confirmed that the Commonwealth 2022 games will introduce womens twenty/20 cricket for the first time, matches to be held at Edgebaston which must now be Birminghams premier international sports arena helping the city's wider profile.

 

[Brum X]

103 Colmore Row now at Level 15 of 26

 

[Brum X]

Birmingham Skyline is getting better and better and we still have our tallest towers to come.

Great photo credit to ReissOmari and Metrogogo on SSC

 

[Brum X]

103 Colmore Row coming on nicely, now at Level 17 of 26 A real icon for the city.

 

[A330]

Birmingham Skyline is getting better and better and we still have our tallest towers to come.

Great photo credit to ReissOmari and Metrogogo on SSC

Being close to work, it has been fascinating to see the two Bank Towers rise. The taller Tower 2 exterior appears to be nearing completion. In fact if you click on the Google Maps link below one can see how the site looked nearly three years ago. Incredible to think what has been accomplished on the grounds of a unsurfaced relatively small car park!

Google Maps

The speed of the construction has to be admired. Also now that part of the scaffolding and boarding has been removed, it is clear to see how both buildings are supported by concrete pillars! For me this is both amazing and scary at the same time to see a tower over 100 metres tall built with this design!!

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[Brum X]

103 Colmore Row now at level 19 of 26

 

[Ray Finkle]

St Paul's Square on a sunny afternoon

 

[Brum X]

103CR now making its mark on the city skyine and we still have another 7 floors to go

 

[jfy1999]

Struggling to think of the last time we had a core shoot up so fast!

 

[Brum X]

This is a mock up of my photo from yesterday that Blueboy has done on SSC and shows the final height. Also the tower has now been increased to its final height of 105 metres and now has 2 supports as shown in my photo.

 

[Brum X]

Don't despair fellow brummies, my urban update on all things to do with our great city will commence shortly. In fact as soon as this coming weekend as I have already been out with my camera today and got some real corkers

Watch this space.

 

[Ray Finkle]

The core of 103 Colmoew Row is looking good from out here in the suburbs, I'll try and get a skyline picture if I get chance.

 

[Brum X]

The core of 103 Colmoew Row is looking good from out here in the suburbs, I'll try and get a skyline picture if I get chance.

It's upto Level 23 now so only a few more floors to go

 

[Ray Finkle]

It's upto Level 23 now so only a few more floors to go

I'll hang on till it tops out then

 

[Brum X]

Hold on to your hats peeps, The Mercian is on the up. No stopping this tower now which will be Birmingham's tallest residential tower.

 

[Brum X]

The main core on 103 Colmore Row has now reached its final height on floor 22, a smaller core is now being constructed as per my photos to the top of the tower including the roof top restaurant/bar.

This tower will be seen from across the city.