Cannon Street

[mikejee]

The stonework above the door seems to be a W with possibly an H. From 1872 or before it seems to be William Ash up till about 1900, though a Frank Smith & Wilson, auctioneers were also listed there alongside in later years. then in 1903 it was the Evening Despatch office

 

[carolina]

Thanks Mike. I also found this. But not sure whether it was No 37.

Polytechnic Institution, held in the Theatre of the Philosophical Institution, Cannon Street, was established in 1843. It embraces Public Classes for Instruction, in English Literature, Music, and Drawing, the French, Latin, and German Languages, Experimental Classes in Science, and Phonographic and Phonotypic classes. Lectures - of which 38 were delivered in 1837

 

[mikejee]

Afraid the Birmingham Philosophical Institution was no 7 Cannon St

 

[Vivienne14]

Here we have the birthplace of Sands Cox in Cannon Street. (Image from “William Sands Cox and the Birmingham Medical School by J T Morrison, 1926”). Hard to imagine this scene in Cannon Street. The buildings that replaced these were much grander and taller, effectively making Cannon Street a darker street. Viv.

 

[Dave89]

Can one of you knowledgable men tell me. There was a snooker hall just off Corporation Street, possibly in Fore Street on the first floor. Seemed to be behind Yates Wine Bar. Can you tell me if it was on the corner of Fore Street and Cannon Street?

Hi,

Very belatedly, yes, the door was in Fore Street near the junction of Cannon Street, and the snooker
hall stretched on the first floor the whole length of Fore Street and faced onto Corporation Street.

I remember going up there with some mates, and waving to the girls in C & A's 1st floor offices
on the other side of Corporation St.

It's got to be 60 years ago, but it seems like yesterday!

Kind regards
Dave

 

[Jayell]

Thank you Dave. I can remember going in there a couple of times with my boyfriend at the time, and like you say, it's got to be about 60 years ago!!!

Judy

 

[Vivienne14]

This may be the image that’s missing from post #1. I’ve extracted it from an article (article dated 7/9/1945) about the 75th anniversary of the Birmingham Mail. Viv.

Source: British Newspaper Archives

 

[mikejee]

I think you are right viv, though cannot be certain. I have a better copy which I seem to have aquired in 2011 (so presumably not from that post)

 

[Pedrocut]

Thanks Mike, we are trying to find out about what this original building was for
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Two more pictures from Looking at Birmingham (1994)

 

[Vivienne14]

Glad to say, it’s still there ! Viv.

 

[Vivienne14]

Finding it hard to believe these two buildings were in Cannon Street. Were these just building plans/proposals ? Viv.

 

[mikejee]

The second of these hs been discussed before in post 11 on https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/unknown-building-drawings.30660/#post-306687, and I think there is no way it was build, at least not in Cannon St

 

[Vivienne14]

Samuel Rostill Lines has captured in this painting, Dr Freer's house at the corner of Cannon Street.

Viv.