Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

This memorial sculpture was unveiled in November 2018, to remember the 21 people killed on the 21st November 1974 in two pub bombs on New Street. The sculpture is in 1000 Trades Square.


Public art: Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

Designer: Anuradha Patel

Three huge sculptural steel trees in memory of the Birmingham pub bombings victims of 21 November 1974. Leaves have 21 names, one for each life lost.

Location: 1000 Trades Square (aka Grand Central Square) in front of Birmingham New Street Station and St Martin's Queensway facing the Bullring.

Close to the site of where The Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town used to be on New Street back in 1974.

Birmingham Pub Bombings memorialBirmingham Pub Bombings Memorial in the public square outside of Birmingham New Street Station (December 2020). Photography by Daniel Sturley

 

After unveiling in November 2018.

Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

Birmingham Pub Bombings Memorial

Birmingham Pub Bombings MemorialBirmingham Pub Bombings Memorial in Grand Central Square (November 2018). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

View of the memorial from the 20th floor Rotunda balcony during Creative Heights II.

Birmingham Pub Bombings MemorialBirmingham Pub Bombings Memorial in Grand Central Square (October 2023). Photography by Elliott Brown

Project dates

21 Nov 2023 - On-going

Passions

History & heritage, Art; Culture & creativity, People & community

Contact

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Jonathan Bostock

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