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Portland House, Soho Hill

getting confused now pedro...i thought it had now been decided that that building was not portland house...

lyn
 
The School Board took over Portland House in 1902. Rob’s picture shows a date of 1902. So did they pull it down and rebuild, or just change the form ?
 
yes pedro portland house was pulled down and the 1902 building thats there now was built

lyn
 
this is a 2009 streetview...the beehive now demolished the building next to it i believe was once rusty lees restaurant..the building with the red door is no 190 and are all in a bad way now...so sad

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Morturn said:
What a shame someone painted all that beautiful stonework. Made the place look like something off Bob Wilsons Funfair now.
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I know what you mean but I'm wondering if it was originally like that and they have either cleaned or painted those areas?
 
This was April 2016 with part/during refurbishment

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This ones also been on this forum in the past
Phyllis Nicklin photographed the Handsworth School Clinic on Soho Hill in 1968

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