Birmingham Market Hall was a municipal market hall in the Bull Ring area of Birmingham, England, from 1835 until 1940, when the interior and roof were destroyed by wartime bombing; although the shell of the building remained in use until final demolition in the 1960s.
The market hall as depicted in 1837.
The interior, on an undated Lilywhite postcard. The roof-supporting columns can be seen.
Old Market Hall and Fountain, Birmingham (1880) by Walter Langley
The clock
The Bull Ring is a major shopping area in central Birmingham England, and has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held. Two shopping centres have been built in the area; in the 1960s, and then in 2003; the latter is styled as one word, Bullring. When coupled with Grand Central it forms the United Kingdom's largest city centre based shopping centre, styled as Bullring & Grand Central.
The Bull Ring in 2011
The commercial heart of Birmingham; (l-r) St. Martin's Church, St. Martin's Square, the shopping complex and Selfridges building.
The Bull Ring viewed from the High Street in the 1880s.
Destruction of the Bull Ring in the Birmingham Blitz in 1940