Views Around Birmingham City Centre, England - 3rd July, 2014
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with 1,092,330 residents. This film features views around the city centre on a walk from the Bullring to the National Indoor Arena, it identifies the art, architecture, infrastructure and streets of the city along with some cultural icons. Identified locations and features within the video are as follows: Bullring Car Park, St. Martin in the Bullring, St. Martin's Walk, Bullring Shopping Centre, Stephenson Street, New Street Station, Birmingham Metro tracks, Waterstones, Cannon Street, Burlington Arcade, New Street, Piccadilly Arcade, New Street, Cathedral Church of St. Philip, The Old Joint Stock, Temple Row West, Colmore Row, NatWest Tower, Birmingham Carers Centre, Waterloo Street, World War I Themed Floral Display, The Council House, The River & Youth, The Iron Man, Victoria Square, Queen Victoria Statue, Town Hall, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Joseph Chamberlain Memorial, Priestley Statue, Watt Statue, Chamberlain House, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baskerville House, Edward VII Statue, Baskerville House, Hall of Memory, Library of Birmingham, Views from the Library of Birmingham Terraces over the city, Centenary Square, The Rotunda, Broad Street, Boulton, Watt & Murdoch Statue on Broad Street (the golden boys), The Cube, Galton Tower, Norton Tower, Crescent Tower, Cambridge Tower, Cambrian Hall, Brindley Drive Car Park, Symphony Hall, Birmingham Canal Navigations, Cambrian Wharf, Summer Row, Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, The Flapper, National Indoor Arena, International Convention Centre, and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.
Battle of Hastings 1066 Site - Battle, England, United Kingdom
On October 14, 1066, the armies of Duke William II of Normandy (William the Conqueror) and Anglo-Saxon King Harold II met on a field about seven miles northwest of Hastings. The Normans won a decisive victory in what became known as the Battle of Hastings. Harold was killed in this battle, paving the way for the Norman's conquest of England.
After the conquest, William founded a monastery at the battle site. The abbey church was completed in 1094. The church's high altar was situated at the site where tradition holds that Harold was killed. The church was destroyed with the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the land and surviving buildings went into private ownership.
Today, the Battle of Hastings battlefield and Battle Abbey grounds are an English Heritage Site. Visitors can tour the battlefield grounds and explore a number of the ancient abbey's buildings. However the abbey's Great Hall is now home to Battle Abbey School and is generally off limits to the public.
The village of Battle grew up around the abbey. It is directly accessed by train, making for a nice day trip from London.
The Photos (in order)
U12A2928 - The main plaza of the village of Battle is located just outside the entrance to Battle
U12A2838 - Battle Abbey's Great Gatehouse survives as the entrance to the battlefield site; it also houses a small museum
U12A2845 - Visitors can explore the Abbey Undercrofts
U12A2868 - The Battle of Hastings took place on this field
U12A2874 - Abbey Dormitory ruins
U12A2890 - Battle Abbey's Great Hall today houses Battle Abbey School
U12A2893 - The Abbey Church was built on the site of the Battle of Hastings; the church was destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but its outline is marked on the grounds of the battlefield site
U12A2894 - The high altar of the Abbey Church was located at what is traditionally regarded as the site where Anglo-Saxon King Harold II was killed; the death of Harold all but assured the Norman's conquest of England
Swan Hotel & Spa, Lavenham, United Kingdom HD review
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