I came across a reference to a Radio Birmingham broadcast, entitled 'Locks, Pounds and Paddles' by the Gas Street Preservation Society in the Daily Post, 29th January, 1976. Does anyone have any further information about the Society, presumably set up to oppose the developments then on going at Gas Street?
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Gas Street Preservation Society
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Hope someone can help Phil. Viv.
sospiri
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Birmingham Archives Catalog here:- http://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/CalmView/Advanced.aspx currently holds references to only 20% of their Archives. It doesn't find "Gas, Street Preservation Society", but has over 200 pages of items if you insert "Gas Street", and 27 pages if you insert "Preservation Society". It is likely that it is still in the 80% waiting to be catalogued, in which case you should email [email protected] otherwise contact Birmingham Planning Department , who must have had some contact with this organisation in the past. During the pandemic, of course, you may have a long wait for a reply!
Maurice
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Phil,
There was if I recall a plan in 1976 mentioned in contemporary waterways magazines to preserve the former carriers warehouses in Worcester Wharf, which were demolished later. So the preservation was for the Worcester & Birmingham side and not on the BCN side.
Those warehouses were demolished and the waste land created eventually led to the new builds there over time culminating with that large, light blocking structure, the Cube.
What has survived on the BCN side are the Worcester Bar Toll House, and the group of cottages and the warehouse that are on the towpath from the Bar to Broad Street Bridge.
There was if I recall a plan in 1976 mentioned in contemporary waterways magazines to preserve the former carriers warehouses in Worcester Wharf, which were demolished later. So the preservation was for the Worcester & Birmingham side and not on the BCN side.
Those warehouses were demolished and the waste land created eventually led to the new builds there over time culminating with that large, light blocking structure, the Cube.
What has survived on the BCN side are the Worcester Bar Toll House, and the group of cottages and the warehouse that are on the towpath from the Bar to Broad Street Bridge.
