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Tamlyn JonesBusiness Reporter

16:01, 21 MAY 2014
Updated08:30, 22 MAY 2014

View across Chamberlain Square to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and Birmingham Town Hall1 of 13
Bridge over Great Charles Street Queensway2 of 13
Tour of the Coffin Works in the Jewellery Quarter3 of 13
An example of Cyanotypes, the original blue print photography process4 of 13
Street art in Digbeth5 of 13
Street art in Digbeth6 of 13
Artwork in Eastside7 of 13
Longbridge Public Art Project8 of 13
Material World tour9 of 13
Moseley Road Baths10 of 13
The old and new libraries as seen from the Rotunda11 of 13
Staying Cool apartment in the Rotunda12 of 13
Wild Walls tour13 of 13

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