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==Buildings and other structures== At its northern end is: [[File:Blue Church, Broad Street, Birmingham.jpg|right|thumb|upright|The former [[Second Church of Christ Scientist, Birmingham|Second Church of Christ Scientist]], now a nightclub]] *[[Centenary Square]], with **[[Baskerville House]] **[[Hall of Memory (Birmingham)|Hall of Memory]] **[[Library of Birmingham]] **The old Masonic Hall, later [[ITV Central|Central Television]] β ''(demolished 2008)'' **The [[Birmingham Municipal Bank]], the first municipal bank in the country, later Lloyds TSB, then bought by the council for redevelopment **The [[Boulton, Watt and Murdoch]] statue **The [[Birmingham Repertory Theatre]] **The [[International Convention Centre, Birmingham|International Convention Centre]] and [[Symphony Hall, Birmingham|Symphony Hall]] [[File:266 Broad Street.jpg|right|thumb|266 Broad Street, a [[listed building|listed]] [[Martin & Chamberlain]] building built over the canal tunnel]] * [[The Crown Inn, Birmingham|The Crown Inn]] *A tunnel (with a [[grade II listed]] [[Martin & Chamberlain]] building built on it) over the [[BCN Main Line|BCN Main Line canal]] leading to [[Gas Street Basin]] and [[Brindleyplace]]. *[[Hyatt Regency Birmingham|Hyatt Regency Birmingham Hotel]]. *[[Quayside Tower]] *[[Jury's Inn Birmingham|Jury's Inn hotel]] The bridge crossing the Birmingham Canal was renamed the Black Sabbath Bridge in 2019, named after [[Black Sabbath|the rock group]] where all four members grew up in the local area.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3lpw8ll1po|title=World's eyes on Birmingham for Black Sabbath gig|work=BBC News|date=6 February 2025|accessdate=16 February 2025}}</ref> It includes a bench designed by fan Mohammed Osam, featuring avatars of the group members.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-47184096|title=Black Sabbath bench unveiled in Birmingham|work=BBC News|date=9 February 2019|accessdate=16 February 2025}}</ref> ===Walk of Stars=== {{see also|Birmingham Walk of Stars}} [[File:Birmingham Walk of Stars Ozzy Osbourne.jpg|left|thumb|Star for [[Ozzy Osbourne]] on the canal bridge pavement]] A 'Walk of Stars', similar to the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], runs along the pavement on Broad Street. [[Ozzy Osbourne]], of the [[Aston]] area of Birmingham, became the first person to be honoured when he had his brass star installed on 6 July 2007.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927110039/http://www.walkofstars.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/OZZY_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf Ozzy Osbourne to be the first star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars]}} - Broad Street Business Improvement District press release, 17 May 2007</ref> Since then comedian [[Jasper Carrott]], glam rocker [[Noddy Holder]], motor racing commentator [[Murray Walker]], the cast and crew of [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[The Archers]]'', long serving ''Archers'' cast member Norman Painting and founding member of [[Black Sabbath]], [[Tony Iommi]] have all been honoured on the street with a star. Other famous local people nominated to do the same include [[Frank Skinner]], [[Cat Deeley]] and [[Duran Duran]] a group that at the start of the 1980s based themselves in the [[Rum Runner nightclub]] situated in Broad Street but which has subsequently been knocked down to make way for the Hyatt Hotel.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071012073247/http://www.walkofstars.co.uk/?cat=1 Walk of Stars: Vote for stars]}}</ref> ===Future buildings=== Developments planned for the street include [[Broad Street Tower]], [[Regal Tower]], [[V Building]] and a redevelopment of [[Five Ways, Birmingham|Five Ways Shopping Centre]].
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