It was donated by a group of local churches with the intention that it should remain permanently lit as a symbol of world peace.

Sir Cliff Richard lit the beacon at the Millennium; however, the flame was later extinguished because the gas bill was too expensive.

The sculpture was dismantled and put into storage in 2010 as work began on the new City of Birmingham Library.

It was later announced that the Flame will be re-installed in the Civic Gardens off Cambridge Street but will only be relit if sponsorship is available (News Archive 17/05/10).

These three men were partners in the firm of Boulton & Watt which manufactured the first commercially-viable industrial steam engines at the Soho Foundry in Smethwick. Boulton was the financier whilst Watt and Murdoch were the inventive geniuses.

The Golden Boys - made by William Bloye in 1956 - depicts the trio examining their latest designs. However, the figures are often mistaken for a trio of carpet salesmen.

Designed by David Patten, it reproduces the typeface created by the 18th century printer John Baskerville who lived nearby.

The sculpture, which is made in bronze and portland stone, measures 150 centimetres in width, 100 centimetres in height and 650 centimetres in length. The letters spell the name of the Roman poet Virgil whose works were published by John Baskerville in 1757.

The sculpture was financed under the "1% scheme" whereby 1% of the cost of building the ICC was spent on public art

It was sculpted by Albert Toft from a single block of Carrera marble and depicts Edward in Field-Marshall's uniform with garter robes standing on a sandstone plinth whose drapery niche contains a figure of Saint George & the Dragon.

The monument was unveiled by the Duchess of Argyll on 23 April 1913 and stood in Victoria Square until 1951 when it was moved to Highgate Park.

The statue was restored at a cost of £114,00 and moved to Centenary Square in 2010 (News Report 30/10/10).

Prince Charles was due to unveil the restored monument on Wednesday 22nd December 2010 but the ceremony was cancelled because of bad weather (News Archive 18/12/10)

Three bronze allegorical figures of Education, Peace and Progress were added to the monument in June 2011 as replacements for the original figures which were stolen in the 1980's (News Headlines 27/06/11).

It consists of a bronze fountain with three bowls: the first depicts a classical head on a coin supported by a stump-vice for minting coinage; the second features an allegorical figure of Enterprise leaping forward on a wave of optimism and the third contains a multi-ethnic allegory of commerce.

Designed by Tom Lomax, the sculpture was created under the "percentage for art policy" whereby 1% of the cost of the ICC was dedicated to public art.

It features seven life-sized bronze casts of "lovely people" whose faces have been replaced by shiny hearts.

They are allegorical representations of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Women's Service created by Albert Toft in 1920-25.

It currently contains 22 stars dedicated to celebrities from Birmingham or with prominent links to Birmingham.

These include Ozzy Osbourne, Jasper Carrott, Noddy Holder, Frank Skinner, Murray Walker, Joan Armatrading, Julie Walters, Beverley Knight, Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, Christ Tarrant and Lenny Henry.