The New Birmingham c. 1964

Project 28

Location	Corporation Street/Bull Street/Dale End/Priory Queensway
1964 Status	Proposed/Complete
2014 Status	Extant
Name	Corporation Square

Work on a huge development bounded by Priory Ringway, Corporation Street, Bull Street and Dale End had already started with the new Barrow's store already complete in November 1964. Designed by Frank Gibberd, the Corporation Square development would take 3 years to complete, implemented in five stages.  My memories of this area of the city mostly revolve around the Virgin Megastore, the wonderful Oasis, and some great concerts that took place in the Hummingbird/Academy in Dale End.

In 2014, all the buildings survived despite a huge redevelopment of the area under the name of Martineau Galleries being proposed almost a decade earlier.



Site of Project 28, c. mid 1964.  The new Barrow's store is on the left.  Photo from the Geoff Thompson Archive.




Priory Walk, within the development, January 1972.  Photo from the Steve Gosling Archive.




Project 28 from Dale End, June 2014




Project 28 from Old Square, June 2014




The original Barrow's store, corner of Bull Street and Corporation Street, June 2014

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