Ink drawing - DOWNLOAD - of the beautiful pagoda monument situated at Holloway Circus in Birmingham. It is accompanied by one of the Chinese guardian dogs. The pagoda forms a link to the Chinese Quarter, installed in 1998. It was carved in Fujian, a province in China and was donated to the City by Wing Yip and Brothers (Holdings) Ltd  to the people and City of Birmingham. The structure was erected in Thomas Gardens to create a gateway feature into Birmingham's Bull Ring and Market Quarter and was implemented by Birmingham City Council.

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Ink drawing - DOWNLOAD - of one of Birmingham’s most historic public houses.

The pub is known for its wall-to-wall Minton-Hollins tiles and its snob screens. The current public bar was originally divided into three.

It was purchased in 2002 by Oakham Ales who restored the building to its former greatness before reopening it in 2003, after three years out-of-use. As well as serving excellently kept Oakham ales it is also noted for in house provision of Thai food. The pub boasts Dutch gables, Victorian lanterns and central clock tower.

The Barton's Arms is located in High Street, Aston, Birmingham B6 4UP; at the crossroads of Newtown High Street and Park Lane.

Famously, Laurel and Hardy stayed at The Barton Arms in May 1954, while appearing at the adjacent Aston Hippodrome (now demolished), and were photographed serving beer from behind the bar. Entertainers Marie Lloyd, Enrico Caruso and Charlie Chaplin were also documented to have visited the establishment when performing at the Aston Hippodrome.

Musician Ozzy Osbourne, who grew up in Aston, is also a former patron of the pub.

The pub features in the 1999 Atom Egoyan Birmingham-set film Felicia's Journey.^[15] It also features in the 2006 novel by Ron Dawson, The Last Viking: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Heist; as the gang of robbers meet in the pub.

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Ink drawing - DOWNLOAD - of the beautiful ‘Chamberlain Clock situated in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter.

The Chamberlain Clock is an Edwardian, cast-iron, clock tower. It was erected in 1903 to mark Joseph Chamberlain's tour of South Africa between 26 December 1902 and 25 February 1903, after the end of the Second Boer War.

The clock was made by W.F.Evans & Sons of Handsworth, was installed in 1903 as a memorial to Joseph Chamberlain MP. An icon of the Jewellery Quarter, the Grade II listed clock is a landmark at the crossroads of historic routes into the Quarter.

Restoration Project

In 2020 the clock was in poor condition, and it was removed for conservation, with funding from the Jewellery Quarter Townscape Heritage and the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District.

The location is:168 Warstone Ln, Birmingham B18 6NP

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