OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

[Dionysius//88]

We are still on Dudley Road with what is described as a row of house - they seem to be clinging onto life although the nearest is starting to lose its roof, and I am not sure if the middle property is still in use, looking better than those around it.
The forth building from the left has some writing on the frontage which looks like CAFE (?) and again the propertys have become covered in fly posting
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Steve this is a very touching picture for me as a very close school friend lived in the last but one house going towards the pub , alas he's passed now but not forgotten thanks again

 

[SteveBhx]

This corner shop has little items of interest- below the Kullar News sign is a carved stepped front, historic Embassy sign, ( who would imagine it today), There is a 37 on the door frame - the number of the shop? and we can just make out a Walls ice-cream sign, with Freshly made sandwiches too.

 

[SteveBhx]

Another corner another boarded up shop / cafe, with the HP factory off in the distance, there has been a failed attempt to board this place up, windows are broken - some of the boarding looks forced and there are some heavy duty wooden planks upstairs - but it looks like a strong building with the curved window / door frame tops made of bricks.

 

[SteveBhx]

This time the shop is on the corner of Stretton Street and again any uncovered windows have been broken. Judging by the size of the aerial next door there was a radio amateur living there, the Café sign still exists, but judging by the size of the weeds no one has been around for a while.

 

[mikejee]

Unfortunately it doesn't take long for vandalism to take over, the building on the left seems to have had the front door forced - windows have been broken too. I wonder how long Doreen had a shop here? next door has the wire window covers and the corner shop has the Silk Cut window adverts. Just worked out that the wooden posts are for the hoarding surrounding the site to be fixed too - the end is near.

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In 1974 Doreen;s was at 41.43 Rocky Lane

 

[SteveBhx]

This street has a strange ghostly feel about it - this time non of the properties are boarded up, streets are empty no obvious damage - and there are weeds growing through the pavement - wierd

 

[mikejee]

Some of the previous photos are on the Stretton Street thread, and one shows the Kullar bewsagent while aliv e, in colour

 

[Dionysius//88]

Don’t entirely disagree but I was very pleased with my efforts on this one, an old photo of the regulars outside the Vampire Pub.View attachment 178985

Yes Steve and looking more like the Peaky Blinders than the Peaky's themselves

 

[lmr3103]

We now move to the Old Smithy - corner of Winson Green Road and Norman Street, taken August 1991, slightly different as this is a Banks's pub, made in the mock Tudor style but perhaps overdone with too many black beams? Leaded windows and an angled roof line with plenty of eaves. View attachment 214593

What a nice looking pub, is it still there I wonder?

 

[Dionysius//88]

I know I said sheet A66 but this is sheet A60 purely because there is a selection of images and not many of them so I can "bring them to market" sooner.
First we have a selection from New Years day 1992.

First is view across Centenary Square, ( was it called that in 1992? ) with the dismantling of the stage, the Forward statue by Raymond Mason and the side of Baskerville House. Some may recall I used to work in Baskerville House and remember watching the statue burn down and it went very quickly and very black smoke. No Library of course

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Steve I thought that sculpture / statue a real eyesore I'm happy it was moved

 

[Dionysius//88]

What a nice looking pub, is it still there I wonder?

I would doubt any of those corner pubs are there any longer Lynn xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[Dionysius//88]

What a nice looking pub, is it still there I wonder

It could well be Lynn if that's it;s name now , when I Knew it was known as The Smiths Arms

 

[Astoness]

We now move to the Old Smithy - corner of Winson Green Road and Norman Street, taken August 1991, slightly different as this is a Banks's pub, made in the mock Tudor style but perhaps overdone with too many black beams? Leaded windows and an angled roof line with plenty of eaves. amView attachment 214593

amazingly the pub is still there although i dont think its a pub now...below is todays st view

Street View of Norman St · Google Maps

Birmingham

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[Dionysius//88]

amazingly the pub is still there although i dont think its a pub now...below is todays st view

Street View of Norman St · Google Maps

Birmingham

www.google.com

Lyn they've obviously changed the road around as well the Smiths never used to look that slim .

 

[lmr3103]

You've pipped me to the post Lyn, I was just looking! ......break your heart these pics don't they......

 

[Dionysius//88]

Next on the New Year wander is the Crown PH on Broad Street, nice pub and spent a few evening there .

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Yes so have I Steve , and back in the 50's I went to the boiler house to see the man that looked after the boiler for the heating I also gave him a bag of silver paper I think he gave it to a Blind Charity to help with guide dogs

 

[Dionysius//88]

back to sheet 9, first up The Red Lion Warstone Lane, just a reminder that this is 1989.

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I used to stop off some night s for a dram in here the bar was a bit small but there was always the back room

 

[Dionysius//88]

Last one for tonight - stepping back from the previous location we have the public conveniences under the trees - I always thought this was a strange site - inner city but with almost a village green look tree on a triangle of land but then with the toilets. Interestingly later it became a fast food shop !!

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There used to be a bust stop there Steve for the number * hand for those getting on and off and also those waiting for the bus the loo I mean

 

[SteveBhx]

Roll 56, first up looking up Avenue Road , to Aston Road North, nothing much to add quite a standard 1990's landscape - nothing left these days as it has been " modernised" even the block of flats in the distance went in 2016 / 2017.

 

[brummy-lad]

Roll 56, first up looking up Avenue Road , to Aston Road North, nothing much to add quite a standard 1990's landscape - nothing left these days as it has been " modernised" even the block of flats in the distance went in 2016 / 2017.
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Such a shame, this is one of my favourite street pictures from when it was 'classy'.

 

[SteveBhx]

We now hop over to Digbeth and this time it is as if nothing has changed, we are looking down Floodgate Street to Digbeth with Little Ann Street on the right, working from the left Ashton Engineering - still there, viaduct - same, pub- yes, factory with the steel windows - yes and even under the bridge the large building on the right is still there - and it looks fine - the only change is the Swan is now know as the Ruin .

 

[SteveBhx]

Another location - hop over to Hockley and Pitsford Street to see how the inner Ring Road is coming along, we are now back to see the start of the demolition of the Goods building in the next few images we will travel down the road to see how it developed - currently the are working on the widening of the road, can you imagine the chaos the closing of that road would make. The Goods building has broken windows and the diggers are creeping up behind it.

 

[SteveBhx]

Moving down Icknield Street we can see the work to remove the buildings and embankment, we can also see the the bridge across the road has already been made. Looks like behind the digger is the remains of a building, imagine the amount of lorry loads is there - shout out to the Leyland Lorry - another vanished brand.

 

[SteveBhx]

and a final closer look at the site and we can see in this picture that there is work to both sides of the road and they are loading and departing the other direction too.

 

[SteveBhx]

We now move to the other side of the bridge and see how big the building site is - there are barriers and piles of rubble everywhere, if you see whyere the bridge height sign is you can work out where the original road line was.

 

[SteveBhx]

We have now followed the new inner ring road down to New John Street West and Summer Lane and the the Texaco garage , in the process of redevelopment, it gives a general view of the area - not much to add but if you came from this area originally this view may come as a shock

 

[SteveBhx]

We now start heading back towards Hockley on the inner ring road - work is still ongoing but most of the infrastructure is in place, three lanes in this location , We can see two eras of factory in the image - nearest is what we would consider a Victorian factory and further up the road a classic fifties factory with steel window frames.

 

[SteveBhx]

Turning round we can see a wider view of the New John Street / Summer Lane junction, lots of cones and plenty of the old style wooden barriers, you can also see the number of high rise flats in the area.

 

[SteveBhx]

and turning a bit further we are looking down New John Street , the previously mentioned Texaco petrol station on the right and four lanes of new built road with houses facing this.

 

[SteveBhx]

Turning back round we return to the industrial buildings seen earlier, giving a glimpse of what the area may have looked at the turn of the century - a close look can see that the two buildings are different the right hand building is four storeys and has a louvered roof for ventilation, note also the chimney at the rear , the building on the left is built over three storeys - suggesting higher ceilings and a lighter interior. Do note that on the ground floor where the two buildings meet there is a double set of windows in what seems to be a single storey - also note the large goods entrance.