Hurst Street Christmas Lights in Southside (2018, 2019 and 2020)

A look at the Christmas lights on Hurst Street from Smallbrook Queensway towards the Birmingham Hippodrome and The Arcadian in Southside / Chinese Quarter. The walk through Christmas tree is now in front of the Hippodrome, but it was in Hippodrome Square the year before (when they had astroturf down there but not now).

A look at the Christmas lights on Hurst Street in Southside (Chinese Quarter / Gay Village) over the last three years. Mostly the same red and yellow Christmas lights on trees, in the Chinese Lantern style. The walk through Christmas tree was first installed in Hippodrome Square in November 2019. It returned in November 2020 outside of the Birmingham Hippodrome.

December 2018

These were taken on the 30th December 2018 (after 4:30pm), after getting off the no 45 bus on Pershore Street. A walk up Hurst Street through the Gay Village. The multicoloured fairy lights on the trees came out a bit blurry.

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First look at the red and yellow Christmas lights near The Arcadian as I headed towards the Hippodrome.

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A close up of the Hippodrome sign with the red and yellow tree Chinese lantern style Christmas lights.

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Dragon Christmas lights in yellow and red on the lampposts on Hurst Street in front of the Genting Casino.

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November 2019

Heading down Hurst Street in Southside on the 26th November 2019, just before 5pm, to see the walk through Christmas tree. That year it was on the astroturf on Hippodrome Square. Several people about.

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People posing for photos with the walk through Christmas tree.

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A few days later on the 29th November 2019, took it again, this was shortly after 4:30pm that evening.

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December 2020

On the early evening of the 1st December 2020, I headed down Hurst Street shortly before 5pm.

These fairy lights (below) were on the side of Snobs on Hurst Street.

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Looking down Hurst Street along the cycle lane with taxis parked opposite of Genting Casino.

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The fairy lights along Genting Casino, Happy Lemon and Mr Egg in the Chinese Quarter.

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This year the Christmas tree is in front of the Hippodrome. There wasn't anything on the Hippodrome Square space.

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As usual, there is always red lights in the trees outside of the Hippodrome.

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First close up shot of the walk through Christmas tree near the Hippodrome and Back to Backs. As a cyclist went past (I don't do long exposure or know how to).

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A retake of the Christmas tree, with The Sly Old Fox pub on the left. Closed in the lockdown, probably still closed afterwards in Tier 3 as they can't do takeaways.

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The red and yellow Chinese style Christmas lights on the trees in the Gay Village part of Hurst Street near The Dragon Inn and The Arcadian.

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Photos taken by Elliott Brown. Can be found on Twitter: ellrbrown.