An outdoor photography exhibition hosted in Birmingham's business district has won a national award after securing more than half of the public votes placed for all shortlisted finalists.

The #NicklinUnseen exhibition, which was run by Colmore Business Improvement District (BID) outside Snow Hill station, displayed the work of former University of Birmingham photographer and lecturer Phyllis Nicklin.

#NicklinUnseen beat competition from entries in Winchester and London to win the place marketing - large location category at the British BIDs Awards.

Ms Nicklin was a lecturer in the department of extramural studies at the Edgbaston institute in the 1950s and 60s and, during her time in the post, she took thousands of photographs from across the city which have remained in the university archive.

More than 1,800 people voted for 13 different shortlisted projects in the awards, with 51 per cent of all votes cast supporting #NicklinUnseen.

Colmore BID worked alongside David Oram, founder of nostalgia website Brumpic, and photography curator Pete James to deliver the exhibition which ran for three months at the end of last year.

Gary Cardin, chairman of Colmore BID, said: "We are incredibly proud of this win. The NicklinUnseen exhibition shone a light on a vital document of our city's history and we feel very honoured we were able to partner with some fantastic institutions to display this imagery in the heart of Birmingham.

"Our district, and the entire city, is currently undergoing a similar level of change to what Phyllis herself would have seen when she was capturing her wonderful images.

"As development and growth races forward, it feels appropriate to take stock and see how far this city has come in the last half century."

Mr Oram added: "It was great working with Colmore BID and Pete James on this project and I hope the success of this exhibition encourages others to engage with the history of the city."

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