oldMohawk, I see the tower on the right is missing, seems like the building is still there. Is it just the tower that is gone?Late afternoon, September 1964 on Stratford Road and three teenage girls in school uniform warily watch those young lads pushing the 'soapbox cart'. The bus on the left has turned into Stoney Lane passing the Jubilee Stores. The tower of St Agatha's Church is visible above the shops on the left.
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The image has been computer colourised. The B&W image is in another thread on the forum.
In the same place today the Jubilee Stores would have been where the 'Aldi' sign is and maybe that post box (partially visible) is the same one seen in the old photo. The tower of St Agatha's Church is clearly visible and has a mobile phone mast on top.
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oldmohawkIn the pic in post #41 a man seemed out of place, the man in this pic looks in place but interesting.
It is Stratford Road/Stoney Lane in 1952, the camera was ready, the street scene was set as a uniformed man rides in on his motorised bike.
He has large leather cuffs on his sleeves, badges and shiny buttons on his double breasted jacket, he stares at the camera, I wonder what he was thinking ? I can't seem to place the uniform maybe he was a tram driver, but I remember those motorised bikes, a postman in our road had one and I used watch him going off to work pedalling furiously to get the motor started.
from https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/old-street-pics.38737/page-2#post-430265
Hi Richard, the building opposite St Agatha's shows as a church on Streetview but the tower or steeple must have been demolished at some date.oldMohawk, I see the tower on the right is missing, seems like the building is still there. Is it just the tower that is gone?
More great photos!
Thank you as always!Hi Richard, the building opposite St Agatha's shows as a church on Streetview but the tower or steeple must have been demolished at some date.
Thank you RR!The missing spire was on the Stratford Road Baptist Church. This thread gives details:
posts 92 - 102.
Stratford Road
Not sure about the exact border between Sparkhill and Sparkbrook but roughly north of the Warwick Rd is Sparkbrook and south of the Warwick Rd is Sparkhill. ps just found a map that shows the border as Stoney Lane/Walford Rd Well, that fits the description of the places i.e. Sparkhill is up...birminghamhistory.co.uk
Great idea Bob!Just looking back on this superb thread, perhaps our car identity wizard from Staffs can confirm the make of sports car in thread 414.
Bob
The one far left is probably an MG, thte one behind the busman on a cycle is an Austin 10/4 like this:View attachment 148289
My family were quite involved with St Agatha's and I was during the 1950's a member of the Boy Scouts, Church Lads Brigade, Youth Club and Altar Boy. I hasten to add I was not a Goody Goody but at that time it filled a gap.Late afternoon, September 1964 on Stratford Road and three teenage girls in school uniform warily watch those young lads pushing the 'soapbox cart'. The bus on the left has turned into Stoney Lane passing the Jubilee Stores. The tower of St Agatha's Church is visible above the shops on the left.
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The image has been computer colourised. The B&W image is in another thread on the forum.
In the same place today the Jubilee Stores would have been where the 'Aldi' sign is and maybe that post box (partially visible) is the same one seen in the old photo. The tower of St Agatha's Church is clearly visible and has a mobile phone mast on top.
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