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Demolition Of Birmingham City 1958

Phil

Phil

Gone, but not forgotten.
I'm not sure if these You Tube clips have been seen on here before, I know I have seen a couple of them before. If they have been on before then please delete them by all means. If not then they make enjoyable and informative viewing.

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thanks phil i have seen one of them before but not the others....informative yes..enjoyable not really:(

lyn
 
Interesting watch, wouldn't have minded a bit of commentary.

What was the bloke painting black lines in the first clip doing?
 
i wondered that mws...loved the bit with the horse and cart in as well...just a bit sad to see so much of the city go...and of course still going

lyn
 
MWS said:
Interesting watch, wouldn't have minded a bit of commentary.

What was the bloke painting black lines in the first clip doing?
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Was he marking out the pitches for the stalls and the barrow boys?
 
Well, 1948 saw a lot of demolition, I believe, of bomb damaged and other unsafe structures. Here we have more demolition in 1958.

Is this a ten year cycle? Anything significant happen in 1968, 1978, 1988 or 1998? I see a lot has also happened so far this century.
 
Phil said:
Was he marking out the pitches for the stalls and the barrow boys?
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If he was he wasn't hurrying himself, nor worried about the traffic.

Astoness said:
i wondered that mws...loved the bit with the horse and cart in as well...just a bit sad to see so much of the city go...and of course still going

lyn
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Somewhat before my time so no sense of loss or nostalgia really, to me most of the buildings just look old and dirty, possibly made worse by the picture quality.
 
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