Inland waterways Gallery

Canalside JLP01_10_49387b

NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, KING EDWARDS ROAD, BIRMINGHAM. A view from Cambrian Wharf looking south west towards the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, which is in the final stages of construction.
The £50m Design and Construct contract for the National Indoor Arena (NIA) was awarded to the Laing Midlands Division by Birmingham City Council in January 1989. It was officially opened on 4th October 1991 by athlete Linford Christie. At the time of opening, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK and had capacity for approximately 12,000 spectators. The arena has been renamed multiple times throughout its history. Originally the National Indoor Arena (October 1991 to December 2014), it later became known as The Barclaycard Arena (December 2014 to August 2017), Arena Birmingham (September 2017 to April 2020), and Utilita Arena Birmingham (April 2020 to present)

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Windmill, Norfolk OP04512

Horsey Drainage Mill, Norfolk. A 4 storey red brick tower wind pump with a boat shaped cap, petticoat, gallery and four sails. Sails set in the diagonal position, reputed to be a warning to Broads smugglers that Customs men were on patrol! The mill fell into disrepair in the 1950s but was restored in 1961 and is now in working order. Photographed by Hallam Ashley in April 1963

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