Richard Dye
master brummie
Wonderful old pictures!Spot on Janice, but how it has changed round there ... I'm afraid Solihull was a place I just passed through going somewhere else. Another postcard confirms the location.
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Wonderful old pictures!Spot on Janice, but how it has changed round there ... I'm afraid Solihull was a place I just passed through going somewhere else. Another postcard confirms the location.
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I can view the photo by Phil in this thread but not those in the Dorridge link.
Ford V8 -1937?Solihull High Street in 1951 ... nice car on the right.
Pretty neat car!
And still has some dignity!The Parade in Solihull.
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And Google visited to show how it looks today.
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Old buildings still look very good!Turning around from the views in post#329 we would see those below.
Solihull High Street in the 1950s. On the left by the black Austin car is a pole standing in a decorated bucket. On the top of the pole I think I can see 'E R' so maybe the photo was taken in early 1953. Buildings on the left are still there today.
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And Google also turned round to get a modern view. The buildings used by Maplins (partially behind the trees) are seen in the 1950s pic.
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Turning around from the views in post#329 we would see those below.
Solihull High Street in the 1950s. On the left by the black Austin car is a pole standing in a decorated bucket. On the top of the pole I think I can see 'E R' so maybe the photo was taken in early 1953. Buildings on the left are still there today.
Still inclined to think it is coronation related because of the 'ER'. The 'Princess Margaret' flag poles have crossbars and two flags. The High Street pole looks quite sparse and as if pre or post-coronation.This is probably the reason:
PRINCESS IN SOLIHULL
Princess+Margaret+presents+Solihull+with+its+Charter+of+Incorporation+as+a+Borough.www.britishpathe.com