Bridge Street/holliday Street Old House

[sospiri]

What is that hideous chunk of graffiti-covered concrete behind the cottage, do you know please?

Maurice

 

[pedro penn]

Its the boarding enclosing the portacabin construction offices for Arena Central across the road from the old house!

 

[Vivienne14]

Excellent view of the house Pedro. I wondered, if they’re planning to demolish it would they clear the area around it ? Or they may be using it for storage? But hopefully it is going to stay. Viv.

 

[oldMohawk]

Just for interest ...
Aerial view of it in 1935


Aerial view of it in 1951 ... the roof looks a little strange.

images are enlarged cropped from 'britainfromabove' images

 

[JudiM]

A side view photo of the house on the junction of Bridge Street and Holliday Street today with the redevelopment activity at Arena Central in the background across the road. I had allows assumed it was part of a longer terrace but after reading the thread it seems to have always been just the single house. I wonder if the land it stands on belongs to one of the developments or is separately owned?

Great picture. Hopefully they are clearing all the weeds & brambles out of the garden area to stop any more wall falling down.

 

[JudiM]

Just for interest ...
Aerial view of it in 1935
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Aerial view of it in 1951 ... the roof looks a little strange.
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images are enlarged cropped from 'britainfromabove' images

Love these pictures, not only do they show the cottage, they also show what used to be where my place of work is.

 

[pedro penn]

Love these pictures, not only do they show the cottage, they also show what used to be where my place of work is.

Thanks for the old photos. Its interesting to see how the area used to be. For a good view of the building from the other side as it sits just outside the Arena Central development today you can zoom in on the live camera at

Progress | Arena Central, Birmingham

Watch the Arena Central vision come to life through our time-lapse camera above, or view the work in progress images and our latest time-lapse video below.

arena-central.com

 

[ellbrown]

Got that old house from Holliday Street near the aqueduct in this shot of the new 3 Arena Central. Close to Bridge Street.

 

[JudiM]

Got that old house from Holliday Street near the aqueduct in this shot of the new 3 Arena Central. Close to Bridge Street.

I see all the silver cladding is on the new HMRC building. They had only just starting putting it on when I started working from home.

 

[ellbrown]

It's the Blockbusters buildings next to the TETRIS building (Holiday Inn Express). They must have finished it in the last 5 months, although the lower floors haven't been cladded yet.

 

[Williamstreeter]

It's the Blockbusters buildings next to the TETRIS building (Holiday Inn Express). They must have finished it in the last 5 months, although the lower floors haven't been cladded yet.

To think people think these eyesores are nice , plus well designed . Five months just about sums it up , what a mishmash

 

[JudiM]

To think people think these eyesores are nice , plus well designed . Five months just about sums it up , what a mishmash

It's taken a lot longer to build - a couple of years - it's just the silver cladding that has gone on since March. Normally, I'd be working directly opposite & so have seen all the Arena Central development go up, included HSBC building. Quite fascinating to watch.

 

[Radiorails]

In twenty years, given the way Birmingham authorities plan things these modern structures may well be gone and new pleasant looking buildings or more eyesores- time will tell - could take their place.

 

[col1955]

There is a boarded up house/building at the junction of bridge street and Holliday st Birmingham Would anyone know what it was.
thanks col

 

[Vivienne14]

I’m moving your post to an existing thread which you’ll find of interest. We’ve discussed this house at length. Viv.

Edit. Now moved.

 

[Vivienne14]

There seems to be some movement on the house. Views from Google Streetview. There's a To Let sign up and bricks are stacked up against the back wall. Viv.

 

[pjmburns]

Planning links don't work very well:

Planning consent 2020


If anyone wants to visit the planning site and search for that application number there are some documents about the history -some I don't understand but some is interesting.

Additional 2021

 

[Astoness]

think we know its a listed building and looking at the planning apps over the years there has been quite a few different ideas as to what to do with it..

lyn