A fantastic set of photos by Alex Dean of yesterday’s lunchtime demonstration outside Island House, whilst Quintain Estates continued with their demolition of the much-loved building.
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We Are Eastside – arts and culture- Eastside Projects, Along Between and On The Lines, Saturday 29 June, 1–3.30pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Lunch Club with Gregory Dunn, Friday 28 June, 1–2pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Toolkit: Maximum Fidelity, Monday 17 June, 6.30–8.30pm May 21, 2013
- Eastside Projects, Curators Introduction, Thursday 6 June, 6.30–8.00pm May 21, 2013
- Sarah Farmer residency – update May 21, 2013
Birmingham Post: Digbeth articles- Birmingham Opera Company's airborne Mittwoch nominated for two major awards April 12, 2013
- Birmingham creatives flying high thanks to Honda advert March 14, 2013
- Birmingham Wholesale Markets to leave Digbeth, city council confirms March 12, 2013
- Review: Foals, at the Institute, Birmingham March 7, 2013
- JFK memorial returns to Birmingham after a decade in storage February 25, 2013
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- Area Magazine
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- Birmingham Jazz
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- Capsule
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- Created in Birmingham
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- Eastside Projects
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A year on, following the demolition of the Island House, I decided to go back and see what had happened to the site. Nothing! For anyone who is interested, the pictures are available on my blog.
All the best,
Peter