Birmingham, The Art Gallery And Museum 1896
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Opened in 1885, the Art Gallery and Museum was designed by Yeoville Thomason, who had also designed the adjoining Council House. Much of the money for the gallery came from wealthy glass manufacturer Thomas Osler, whose firm made the famous glass fountain centrepiece for the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace.The clock tower is known as Big Brum.

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