Brum vs Belfast #3: Men on Steps
Both Belfast and Birmingham have iron men on the steps of a central square. First up, we have Belfast’s ‘The Speaker’ in front of the Custom House on Custom House Square: These steps were...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #7: Sculpure Women
In Birmingham we have the Floozie in the Jacuzzi that sits in Victoria Square, created by artist Dhruva Mistry: In Belfast’s Thanksgiving Square there’s The Thing With The Ring (actually called The...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #8: Getgoods
As far as I know, Birmingham currently only has 1 Getgood – myself. There was a guy called Adam Getgood who went to Birmingham University but I think he’s moved away since graduating. It seems I’m on...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #9: Stroke Inducing Breakfasts
I’m answering Shona McQuillan’s question here. Regular readers will know I’m no stranger to these. I was a tad ill after my Digbeth Week of Breakfasts, done with local historian Richard Trengrouse to...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #10: Faunography
There’s a surprising amount of animal life on the urban streets of Digbeth. So much so, I made a map out of it with the help of Pete Ashton’s photography: I wasn’t expecting to find much faunography...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #11: Samsons
I have a cat called Samson. Here he is, next to my Flip camera: He’s a lot sweeter than he looks and makes a great size scale. Using cats as size scales is my patented Genius Technique, which has...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #12: Old Pubs
Answering Michael Grimes’ question, ‘which is the oldest pub and which is better’. Now, there’s actually a bit of debate around this in Belfast. McHugh’s, near the Albert Clock, boasts of being the...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #13: Social Media Scenes
Andy Mabbett asked how Belfast Social Media Surgeries and Cafe’s are doing. Now, I don’t know much about Belfast’s social media scene but I was lucky enough to meet someone who did – Phil O’Kane, a...
View ArticleBrum vs Belfast #14: Rivers
This is my last one of these. And I’ve saved my favourite thing until last. Now I have a great affinity with the River Rea, that runs right the way through Digbeth. So much so that with John Mostyn,...
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