Yesterday saw the second pair of walks of the street-level route of Duddeston Viaduct.

In the morning I met with Nigel Edmondson, a City Centre Design Manager for Birmingham City Council. Nigel also used to work on the urban design for the East Side of Birmingham as well, and so knows a lot about the plans - past, present and future - for Digebeth. We discussed the possible uses for the Viaduct as part of a larger scheme for connecting various parts of the city.

In the afternoon I walked the route with Ben Waddington, an artist/historian/typophile with a keen interest in the histories that are told by the architecture. Ben talked about how the Viaduct told a story - not only of its own history, but of a larger, and more recent history of the treatment of Digbeth.

A final pair of walks will be taking place shortly.

Posted by Rich
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