James Tucker in Cov

So here it is, where I go to school. It was founded in 1900, around the central courtyard that still defines it. Birmingham was the first of a series of Universities formed around this time, which have been known as the "Redbrick" Universities ever since. The major force behind the founding of the school was Joseph Chamberlain, the former mayor and Cabinet Minister who's responsible for a great many of this city's great projects. The land was donated by a major land-owning family, and the trademark buildings I've posted pictures of here were the first ones built. They form a 'D" shape, with the 100 metre-highclock tower ('Old Joe') at the centre. Forming a second quad outside the flat side of the D are the Arts Building, Library, and Staff House, the three buildings I probably spend the most time in. They aren't very special to look at, though only Staff House is truly ugly. Also on the campus is the Art Deco Barber Institute, our art gallery and music venue.
The 'D' shaped building, the Aston-Webb building, is the administrative heart of the school as well as holding several departments, such as geography and (I think) some natural history-type classes. Each of the domes you can see is in fact the front of a large building, so that from above, Aston-Webb looks like a spoked half-wheel. This can sort of be seen from the back. The main entrance contains the largest of the domes, and leads onto the Great Hall, which is as impressive inside (though it be under construction) as out.
Apparently Aston-Webb is based on Byzantine architecture, specifically St. Mark's Cathederal in Venice, and the belltower on the Town Hall Tower in Siena, Italy. As some of the pictures show, we don't quite get the weather to match.
[Update: I have since changed in some pictures taken when the sun came out]