Bull Ring Car Park

[AustinLancer]

On You Tube there is a clip entitled

birminghams bull ring-1964 to 1999-before demolision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIr2UWHMkM&feature=related
At about 2 min mark a couple in a red Austin 1100 pull into the Bull Ring multi storey car park off the Queensway , where in an operator stores their car by lift in a bay.
Does any one have any memories, pictures of this ?

 

[mikejee]

I can remember the system only too well from the only time i used it. It would probably be 1968. I left the car with the attendant. When I came back they couldn't find it, and it took them about half an hour to find it, with me hanging about. they then had the nerve ti try and charge me for the extra time i had been hanging about.
Mike

 

[mikejee]

sorry repeat insertion

 

[AustinLancer]

Cheers mikejee

Any idea when it closed ? You tube clip makes it look a big white elephant.

Makes you wonder what planners were thinking ????

 

[mikejee]

Not sure when it closed. After my experience I avoided it like the plague. My experience was not just because of the length of time it took to get it back (as the clip mentions), but they admitted that they couldn't find it
Mike

 

[Lloyd]

I think there was a lot of trouble with the lifts failing, and people not being able to get their cars back for days! I don't think it was in use for long.
Some of the space was used afterwards for storage, and 'temporary' offices etc, in the days I worked in the bus station.

 

[trawlings]

I also remember the system; an attendant took your keys and took your car away in a lift. On the occasion I used it with a friend when he got his car back a pair of (then) expensive polaroid sunglasses were missing from the car.

 

[AustinLancer]

Many thanks to all for replies.

The more I think of this it seems perfect material for a John Cleese comedy sketch (the You tube clip with the Red 1100 reminds me of the skit where Cleese bashes a similar car with a tree!!)

Does any one have any pics of this building ???