Five Years of Birmingham City Centre Construction Cranes - 2017 to 2022

Five Years of Birmingham City Centre Construction Cranes - 2017 to 2022

I find that cranes can be quite photogenic and discovered this as part of covering the construction of several Birmingham buildings over the last five years. Here is a gallery of my favourites...

2017

Cranes all lined up in the wind at the dormant construction of the Midland Metropolitan Hospital in Smethwick.

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Cranes at the early part of the construction of Three Snow Hill.

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The installation of the crane for Bank Birmingham Tower Two.

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The installation of the crane for Bank Birmingham Tower Two.

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The installation of the crane for Bank Birmingham Tower Two.

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The installation of the crane for One Chamberlain Square.

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Construction Crane over the Unite Union HQ in the Eastside.

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A great cluster of cranes.

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2018

Crane at sunrise over One Centenary Sqaure at Arena Central.

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Crane at Paradise Birmingham for the construction of One Chamberlain Square.

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Cranes at Arena Central.

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Cranes at Arena Central with a full moon.

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The Full Moon Tests the Strength of a Crane at Arena Central.

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Crane and rainbow.

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Cranes at Arena Central for the construction od Three Arena Central.

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2019

Cranes at Arena Central.

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Cranes at Paradise Birmingham.

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Cranes at Paradise and 103 Colmore Row.

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Moon Rises Behind a Crane at Arena Central.

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A great cluster of cranes in the Westside from Digbeth.

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Crane at 103 Colmore Row.

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Crane Dismantles its Sibling at Three Snow Hill.

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Crane at the Paradise Development from the Library.

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Crane Reflected in the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

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Cranes at St Martins Place.

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Crane Dismantles its Sibling at Three Arena Central.

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Crane Dismantles its Sibling at Three Arena Central.

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Cranes at the Paradise Development.

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The full moon at Arena Central.

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Cranes at The Mercian.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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Full Moon Over Arena Central.

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Trio of Cranes at Lancaster Gate.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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Crane at the Paradise Development.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row

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Crane in Ladywood at Sunset.

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2020

The Construction of Three Arena Central.

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Crane and the Full Moon at 103 Colmore Row.

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Crane at Lionel House.

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Cranes in Aston.

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Cranes at 103 Colmore Row.

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Crane at Arena Central.

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Cranes at the Mercian.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of The Mercian.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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The Construction of The Mercian.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of The Mercian.

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Crane at One Centenary Way.

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Crane in Ladywood.

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Crane at One Centenary Way.

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Cranes at Paradise.

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Cranes at Paradise.

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Crane at 103 Colmore Row.

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Construction of One Centenary Way.

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Cranes at One Centenary Way.

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Cranes at One Centenary Way.

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Crane with a Nest.

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The City Skyline from Egg Hill in Frankley at Night.

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The Construction of 103 Colmore Row.

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2021

Cranes at One Centenary Way.

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Cranes at One Centenary Way.

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Crane at One Centenary Way with the Half Moon.

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The Construction of The Mercian.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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The Construction of One Centenary Way.

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Crane at Arena Central.

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A Crane Exchange Square.

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2022

Crane at The Square on Broad Street.

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Crane at The Square on Broad Street.

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Cranes at One Centenary Way and Exchange Square.

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Crane at Exchange Square.

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Cranes at Exchange Square.

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Crane in Handsworth.

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Metropolitan House at Five Ways.

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Crane at The Octagon.

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View from the Library ‘Secret Garden’ twards Sandwell

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Crane at The Square on Broad Street.

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The Construction of South Central.

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Crane at The Octagon.

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The Construction of New Garden Square.

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A few bonus photos from January 2023:

The Construction of The Square on Broad Street.

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The Construction of The Octagon.

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The Construction of The Octagon.

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The Construction of The Square on Broad Street.

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All photography by Daniel Sturley.

 

Please see the full construction crane gallery here: Crane and Plant photography