I was delighted to experience Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire during a few days in Cambridge City with my mum, taking the train to Ely and walking over to the cathedral, having a wonderful time taking loads of photographs of this amazing Norman building, the interior equally as stunning as the exterior.

Over 30 photos in this gallery post, enjoy!

Here is the first gallery of photography from my trip to Cambridge, more to come soon, the architecture of the city was magical and inspiring and I walked miles getting hundreds of photos to pick from and here is the first batch of the best so far, all except the first (15th) taken on 16th September 2021.

Some of the parapet cladding extension has been installed and the east facing side is tantalisingly close to external completion. Photos from mid August to 4th September in this construction photo update.

An interesting construction photo gallery of One Centenary Way, all taken from the 'Secret Garden' atop the Library on 14th August.

The building is just over half way up and now level with Two Chamberlain Square.

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Exciting gallery for August! The Library of Birmingham's Secret Garden and Lower Terrace are now open and we have views of the construction from these for the first time in 18 months. The above from Elliott Brown on the 13th plus more from Daniel Sturley from the 14th. Also from Elliott, some great skyline views from Tyseley to the east of the city and more. Amazing photos!

The external construction of 103 Colomore Row is essentially complete with the large covered recess on the Colmore Row side  being finalised. A large gallery of photos covering April to early August in the full article.

In July 2021, Cordia Blackswan invited It's Your Build and Birmingham We Are to visit the The Gothic. The light was great for some really atmospheric photos that shows the amazing historic detail of the building early in its refurbishment.

Take the full article for some stunning images of this great historic Jewellery Quarter building to be found on Great Hampton Street.

The construction of One Centenary Way continues with a large parts of the structure up to floor nine. The building is now starting to dominate the view from Centenary Square and will soon mostly block sight of 103 Colmore Row from here. Photos from 7th August in this gallery.

More steel black girders installed on One Centenary Way are taking the building to floor nine, the lower sections are painted black now all the bolts are tightened up. The mass of the construction is starting to show some dominance on the Paradise development from all angles. Photos from 18th and 24th July in this construction photography gallery.

One of the most interesting stretches of the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal can be found in the City Centre between the Newhall Street Bridge and the Livery Street Rail Bridge, unless you are somewhat claustrophobic! Mind your head and enjoy a great urbanscape away from the bustle of the Jewellery Quarter.

A gallery of photos along this route on 27th July is in the full article.

A misty morning of the 21st July for the latest photo of this almost externally complete construction on Broad Street. The cladding has reached full height bar the parapet in places and the full effect of this massive tower is apparent. Great photos from Elliott and Daniel from several viewpoints in this photo gallery update.

One Centenary Way continues to fill out with black girders and beams as well as many floors, the blocky mass of the building is now visable from many vantage points. Photos from 3rd July in this construction update.

Today saw the installation of a huge and spectacular metal sculpture in Victoria Square by local artist Luke Perry called 'Foward Together'. Officially revealed at 3:30pm. Daniel got down earlier to catch a glimpse and a few photos...

Did you know that the original steam engine that was once housed in this building is now at the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Michigan. The complex is actually called the Windmill End Pumping Station and was used to pump water from over 500ft below up to the canal. Here is a small photographic study of this very historic building in the Bumble Hole area of Netherton, Dudley.

A grey day yes, but still nice for a short photo-walk along the Dudley Number Two Canal at the beautiful area known as Bumble Hole! Starting at Bumble Hole Bridge going past the Visitor Centre and as far as the south entrance to the 2768m Netherton Tunnel. Back towards  the visitor centre via another path. Photos taken along the way by Daniel Sturley. 

A great shot of The Mercian from Egg Hill in Frankley shows how the building now dominates the city skyline. So close to fully clad now too! Great photos in this construction update from Elliott and Daniel.

Work is progressing fast on floors 6 and 7, getting close to halfway up now. 15 photos in this construction update all taken on 19th June.

The construction of One Centenary Way moves on to the next set of floors as the structure almost blocks the view of Two Chamberlain Square now from Centenary Square. 12 more photos taken on 5th June in the full article.

I had the pleasure of visiting my mum for the first time in 2 years and we went to have a walk round grounds of Ightham Mote in Kent, here is bunch of flowers, to make a change from architecture and  Birmingham stuff for the (finally) start of summer!

The outer structure is now up to the 5th level and is starting to impose itself on the surroundings, the central core structure is ready to rise again and the floors will catch up fast. 16 photos in this construction gallery update.

The building is rising to floor 5 and when complete will be one third up. Floors are being installed on the lower levels and the building is really imposing it's mass and shadow on the surrounding area. Lots of photos in this update covering April and up to 15th May 2021.

August 2020 was the last Birmingham crane photography gallery post and a lot has been added to this feature. Here is a selection, please visit the full gallery to see them all.

This build is going up fast now, hard to keep up! The steel structure is rising very apparently from all angles with the central core structure on pause while the rest of the building catches up. Great set of recent photos in this article and many more in the full construction gallery in the feature project.

A lot is happening now at the site and the progress is fast! The building will be structurally all steel and the full girth of it can be seen from Centenary Square (the first photo in the main article). The outer perimeter structure is visable from all around the site and the central core structure is rising fast too with a maze of black girders appearing above the hordings.

Down to a few railings outside the Exchange frontage on Centenary Square, all cleaned and the beautful architecural details visable again.