Williamstreeter
master brummie
That was, I believe The Palace Theatre, on the corner Summer Hill Road/Icknield Street and opposite the well known library. It later became part of Bulpitts.
Thank you , you've just confirmed my thoughts
That was, I believe The Palace Theatre, on the corner Summer Hill Road/Icknield Street and opposite the well known library. It later became part of Bulpitts.
James Parrott is credited as director on Laurel + Hardy film Murder caseDave,
Many thanks for the info. It would seem that the picture in post #5284 was taken around 1923 and not in the opening week from 25 April 1914. The operating company was formed in 1913 (see below). James Gibbons Parrott originally started acting under the name of Paul Parrott, in which he appeared in 75 silent comedies between 1921 & 1923. He then changed his name to Jimmie Parrott and also appeared with Laurel & Hardy. He later switched to producing under the name of James Parrott, but died in 1939 at the age of 41. Also Hal Roach didn't start making films until 1915.
Likewise the Springfield started to be known as the Springfield Cinema in 1939 and closed at the end of May 1940, reopening again as a cinema for a short period in the 1950s. In recent years it's been used by a furniture supplier.
Maurice
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I remember a tall chimney near to my school, Montgomery Street primary. It was black with grime in my day (1961-67) and if my memory serves me right had a metal top. It always looked like it was falling over from the playground against the background of clouds loving by. Just to the right of the Marlborough Pub can be seen the original Waverley Grammer School, looking a bit like Big Ben.Anyone walking along Anderton Road could not fail to see that massive tall chimney beyond the Marlborough Pub. It just about shows on the edge of an aerial pic dated 1920 and looks taller than any of the other factory chimney in the district. On a 1914 map it is on a building between Montgomery Street and the canal next to a 'Corporation Wharf' and has a canal basin on the site.
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that was the lost property office for the bus dept. now that is lost. "forever"lodge road hockley dated 1961
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miller st newtown under demolision dated 1967
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wheeler st date 1966
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wheeler st dated 1966
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yer with air con bedrooms95 to 99 Park Street. The notices in the windows on the right say 'Good Lodgings'.
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Looks like the top end of Rocky lane to meany one tell me were this is please
pete
thanks. yes i think so too. but under the pic says cuckoo rd. thats why i asked.Looks like the top end of Rocky lane to me
Was the festival that Moor Street Warehouse wanted celebrating the Festival of Britain?any one tell me were this is please
The grocers shop you refer to was the Home & Colonial.Another trip along a street I remember quite well, when I got married in 1957 we lived in rooms in Lloyd Street just off Golden Hillock Road, and I worked at the BSA Armoury Road, went to all the cinemas along the Coventry Road, including the Apollo which our trip hasn't reached yet. I also used to shop along there and remember the Co-op, Hawkins drapers, Devoti's ice cream parlour and a lovely old fashioned grocery shop near the corner of Charles Road but can't remember the name at the moment. Thank you so much Phil.
Hi. The large photo of Denis Howell's constituionity ... the lady 5th on the left looks like my late mom who lived in Tower Road Aston. Could it have been as she lived in Tower Road?dennis howell tries out his loud hailer at the back of his coventry road committee rooms dated 1961
and 2 pics of church lane aston dated 1969
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Oh no! Not another number 8 bus, now let me see if I can guess where it is!!!, super picture anyway.Icknield Street View attachment 131282