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Colmore Row

fergie

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I am currently looking at Colmore Row, since it appears as the residence of a Catherine Faircloth at the time of her marriage to Edward Hough (Brick Layer) in 1846. When checking the 1841 I found Nanny Faircloth residing at Monmouth Street. I didn't know until doing a search that Monmouth Street was near Colmore Row, I cannot find it but wondered if they were one and the same. I would appreciate it if any one has a map or any clue to where Monmouth Street is or was. Any history about Colmore Row too?
 
Fergie It is a bit confusing about what you want to know ........but here it is ...........Monmouth St is now part of Colmore Row near Bull St, before that it was Bull Lane and before that New Hall Lane it became Monmouth St in 1850 (named after the Welsh County) when the Council House was built Anne St and Monmouth St were renamed Colmore Row
 
Thank you Cromwell I think I just needed to have that confirmed. I had seen it writen with refernce to transport history in the city but couldn't find any other information.
 
Colmore Row Snack Van

My husband has just phoned me devastated because the snack van in Colmore Row has gone...........appart from the fact he says he is starving. He is so upset because he says it has been there fo 50 years!
 
Moma if its right another of my treats gone but I still got the memories and why I was eating there all those years ago:)

No wonder your husbands upset:|
 
That's sad Wendy.

Alfie when I was in Brum a few weeks ago I took a photo of where the old baked potato barrow used to stand by New Street Station. I did somethig daft and lost all the photo's I took.:| Another one was the sign that still stands above where the Odeon was New Street, it is the just the word ODEON in 30's style, and I didn't know it was still there. I'll get back and do them again.
 
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Does anyone have a photo of the Monmouth Street (Colmore Row) end of the Great Western Arcade before it was bombed?

I used to have an image of it that I got from Dubarry Studios in the Great Western Arcade, but they became Flair and it appears that due to storage restrictions they threw all their old photos out!
 
I have two showing the inside, one from 1908 and the other 1933 so if you want large images send me IM
 
Thanks Comwell.

It was really the exterior I wanted, but what have you go of the interior?

Can you post small files here to look at?
 
My wife's sister works in the Great Western Arcade so I have pic's from 1880 till 1933 four in total of the inside but will not be very good reduced
but I will put them on if I can tomorrow ..........
 
Pro Civitate.........Strange but the oldest one I have in a newpaper is of the Durbarry Ad and as you very likely know Durbarry was one of the shops in the Arcade in the 1890's The Great Western Arcade was built in 1875-6 and followed the line of the Great Western Tunnel then in 1884 the link was continued connecting Temple Row to Corporation St and they called that The North Western Arcade we also had the Midland Arcade and the City Arcade designed by Newton & Cheadle in 1902

The Newspaper pic which is the one dated 1880
(I have a photograph of the same picture)
All 3 taken before the War
 
Thanks for posting the photos Cromwell - they are lovely to see. What a beautiful arcade this was/is.

And Lloyd, thanks for posting that very sad photo of the Arcade after an air raid. How devastating. I'm so glad they could restore it.
 
I took some photos of Cathedral Court, 15 Colmore Row. Which is part of the Hortons' Estate.

It was built in 1989 to replace a Victorian building that was on the corner with Livery Street.

Seems to retain the character / shape of the previous building on this site.

Next to the Grand Hotel


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr

Does anyone have photos of the previous building on this site? I know it looked all black and grimey.
 
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I took some photos of Cathedral Court, 15 Colmore Row. Which is part of the Hortons' Estate.

It was built in 1989 to replace a Victorian building that was on the corner with Livery Street.

Seems to retain the character / shape of the previous building on this site.

Next to the Grand Hotel


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr


Barclays Bank, Cathedral Court, Colmore Row by ell brown, on Flickr

Does anyone have photos of the previous building on this site? I know it looked all black and grimey.
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Hi Ell. This is a photo from the Keith Berry website www.pbase.com which shows the Halifax Building Society building on the right on Colmore Row. This is roughly opposite your photos of the new Barclays Bank building. So I woud guess that the former building you're looking for is probably the building on the left in the Keith Berry photo (1960s). Other members may be able to confirm if this is right. Viv.


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Used to walk along Colmore Row towards Victoria Sq on my way to work. Remember the Kardomah cafe on the corner of the Arcade, just down from the Halifax on the right in the 1960s photo. Also remember the Hotel further up Colmore Row on the new Barclays Building side of the road. Must have seen that blue plaque on the Halifax building, many, many times, but can't remember what it said! It used to be a very pleasant walk along that road, alongside St. Philip's church. Viv.
 
Ell the smaller of the two office blocks in post 5 looks from the photos to be on the corner of Livery St/ Colmore Row. So this must be the next building to Barclays Bank (across Livery St). It seems a bit odd though that the numbers run 1-9 for the offices then 15 for the Bank. Maybe Livery Street wasn't there when this part of Colmore Row was originally built and buildings filled the gap between 9 and 15.Or maybe there's been some re-numbering.
I think the 1960s building must show the earlier buildings which were there before the Barclays re-development.and thanks for the close up of the blue plaque. Now that's familiar. Yes agree, the school was a there a very long time. The current building (Prudential) must have been built around late 1920s/30s. This all still seems to be a very nicely maintained area of the City.
 
I think the building on the left in this photo is the front of the old Snow Hill Station, otherwise we would be able to see Livery Street, which we cannot. I am happy to be proved wrong though!! I used to work in St Phillips Place, and feel sure that this is the station frontage.

Shortie
 
Yes Shortie, you're right. Just found this 1962 photo of the Snow Hill Station entrance. The edge of the 1960s photo in post 5 is further down the road than I thought. The building in view to the left of this photo is where the newer Barclays Bank is in Ell's photos. The modern building seems to have taken on features of the old building. Snow Hill Station had obviously seen better days by the time the 1960s photos were taken, but such lovely architecture , now lost. Viv


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Yes, Viv, I agree that it is a shame we lost old Snow Hill Station. I thought it was wonderful. Seems odd now though, as new hotels are being built, if only a little forward thinking could have been applied at the time. I have to say I am glad that my memory still serves me well, despite the grey hair!

Shortie
 
Oh how I loved the old Colmore Row with its imposing great Victorian buildings and the mass's of starlings which used to nest there and fly up and down, to sit in the Cathedral gardens and wait to meet dad at snow hill. No I am sorry I personly think the new colmore row is ugly and barren.
paul
 
They closed the tunnel between Moor Street and Snow Hill in 1968. Demolished The Great Western Hotel in 1969. The last trains ran in the old station in 1972. Demolition in 1976 (a survey revealed that the station was in a dangerous condition). The station was rebuilt and opened in 1987.

Information above from British Railways Past and Present: Birmingham
 
 
Well at least they kept a little of the architecture and it gives a hint of how the station would have looked. My great grandfather had shares in GWR and no doubt he would be absolutely horrified to see what became of the station. Thanks for posting these Ell. Viv.
 
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