Where is this, not a quiz - I aint got a clue

[col h]

Anybody recognise this pic, its been on my hard drive for ages. Got no idea where it came from.

 

[Phil]

It looks like one of the arches built by various trades for King Edward and Queen Alexandra's visit to Birmingham in 1909. Similar to the one in this attached photo

The Birmingham coat of arms could be for Birmingham Canal Wharf as I believe it Could be looking down Holliday Street from Suffolk St.

Phil

 

[mike-g]

With the mark in the bottom left corner I would say you found it on Ebay

 

[Alf]

It looks like a Royal visit we had one sort of for Prince of Wales here in Nacton

 

[Lloyd]

I think it's Queens Drive, which used to divide New St Station.
The wagon has a hooped (canvas?) cover for the driver, a typical railway 'road wagon' practice, and the road in front dips sharply to pass under the pedestrian footbridge linking the platforms. View taken from Worcester Street end.

 

[Phil]

Lloyd

I don't think its Queens Drive for the reason that the photo shows buiding on the right through the arch. There were none on Queens Drive.

Also if it were Holliday Street, dont forget BR's goods depot was close on hand which may explain the cart.

Phil

 

[col h]

Yep it will have come from ebay, good source of pictures sometimes.

 

[lencops]

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Deleted. Len.

 

[OtherHalf]

I have no idea where all ideas seem reasonable have altered and cropped photo building on right under arch which has writing on top and the bridge ?someone may be able to enhance writing ?

 

[col h]

Thanks for trying so hard.
For some reason I cant open these thumbnails, but i'm not so sure that it is a covered wagon now, and is that another bridge in the distant background ?

 

[john knight]

Forgot to say in my last post,
This looks like it was taken from inside a vehicle because you have the reflection of a tall post with a fancy bracket attached to it.

 

[Astoness]

john..how nice to see the coat of arms on a bridge...bet you wont see that now....it does seem as though there is another bridge in the distance...but as to where it is i have no idea.....

lyn

 

[Astoness]

it looks more like the entrance to a castle to me....but him indoors has offered his guess as the proof house......


lyn

 

[Astoness]

its ok folks..ive just found a pic of the proof house...him indoors is now sulking...lol

lyn

 

[Astonian]

hi have been taxing my little brain and casting back years of my boy hood
and i have to say pmc our phil is possibly right because and my matesventured down holiday st and around that mannor we looked upand said wow
and it was definately around holiday st thinking this would have been around 1950
and that had been there years long before we was thought on the old king and queen most definately best wishes astonian;;

 

[john knight]

Still don't know where it is, but here's another view with its builders name.
I'm sure Phil will get it now.

 

[john knight]

sorry forgot to put photo in last post..

 

[OtherHalf]

cheers John that is the one.... lol dont know what happened with thumbnails have corrected it now ? but at least with your photo we can see the writing inside the arch thanks

 

[Astoness]

hi all..is it moor st station....and thats a mock up bridge surely..

lyn

 

[col h]

Whole thing looks a bit like a mock up now doesnt it ? front of the building and roofs dont look very deep.

Great Pic John, thanks....a bit nearer anyway.

 

[Astoness]

hi col... i would say we need to find out the stations owned by the london northern and western railways...not sure about the rest of the pic being a mock up..its looks ok to me...but then again i am far from being an expert.....

hope you get some answers soon....

astoness

 

[john knight]

Hello everyone,
It's as Phil says various arches built or made for the Royal visit 1909.
He gave me the clue and I just went back to the source -E-BAY ,
I just typed in Royal visit 1909 Birmingham and lo and behold this was one of the images that came up.
I still do not know where, but favour Lyn's suggestion of Moor St.
I obviously stand to be corrected.

 

[Phil]

I have to admit after comparing the parcel office building with one one in this photo it certainly looks as if Lloyd was right all along. It has to be the Worcester St end of Queens Drive.

Phil

 

[Arkrite]

Thanks to these photographs I have spent a very interesting evening learning about the LNWR and its stations.Much better than a bad night on the telly. Thank you Col H.

 

[Peter Walker]

I thought I posted a suggestion last night that the original pic was Queen's Drive looking towards the Market Hall, but now I'm quite cofident that it was from Worcester Street looking the opposite direction.
This is the strength of this website - it enables us to record bits of history together that none of us can be prove alone. We must keep this sort of discussion going.
Peter

 

[Lloyd]

Arches like this were put up by various trades, guilds and colleges for special events like royal visits, VE day, etc and were very flimsy structures prefabricated elsewhere and only expected to last for a few days.
This page https://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=637 shows some very elaborate ones done for the royal visit to Melbourne, Australia in 1901 - and a modern one, which one correspondent calls "An arch devoted to Pickup Sticks!"

 

[Astoness]

yes i have compared the two pics and would agree its new st station..worcester street....

i also have had fun trying to sort this one out and learned a lot along the way....

lyn

 

[dereklcg]

Morning Lyn this looks as it could almost join onto the start picture of your,s? l o l Derek.

 

[Astoness]

morning derek...co h started this thread but that is a wicked pic you have posted...havnt seen that one before....

cheers...

lyn

 

[Astoness]

lol derek..ive just tried to save your pic and its saying i already have it....ive got that many pics now i just cant remember them all...

lyn