Birmingham timelapse from 7inch cinema on Vimeo.
This is a selection of images taken by amateur photographer Derek Fairbrother from the same spot in Birmingham’s Chamberlain square between 1963 and 1986. We’ve just compiled them for a new exhibition called Birmingham Seen which opens at BM&AG this weekend; other sequences include the Post Office tower and the Rotunda. With thanks to Pete James and Gaynor Fairbrother.
[...] from 7 Inch Cinema correctly guessed that this video might be up my street – a collection of images [...]
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Amazing, and strangely sci-fi, the new library looks a bit like a space ship landing on top of the Victorian one.
Comment by jk — November 1, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
[...] There is no doubt this wing will bring fresh insight and possibly mind-blowing accounts of how the city has changed over the years. For a feel of how this might change your mind, just watch this video showing how the 1960s Birmingham Library was erected, made by 7inch Cinema. [...]
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