Town Hall, Birmingham

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Date:1900

Description:An early postcard view of the Town Hall, Birmingham. Even if it were not helpfully dated 1900 this would clearly be an early postcard because the message and the picture are on the same side: it was not until 1902 that picture postcards as we know them today were introduced, with the picture taking up one side of the card. The Town Hall, here seen from Victoria Square, was begun in 1832. Outsiders have often been puzzled by it, as the name elsewhere tends to mean what is called in Birmingham the Council House, and not a public auditorium.


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1830s
Town Hall, Birmingham
Town Hall, Birmingham

Interior of the Town Hall, Birmingham, from a postcard. Begun by Joseph Hansom and ...

1890s
Council House, Birmingham
Council House, Birmingham

The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, built in a classical style in 1874/79. ...

1910s
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham
City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham

The City Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham, in a postcard view that must date from ...

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Donor ref:BMAG 1995V632.606 (74/8048)

Source: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

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