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Small Heath Tram Depot Coventry Road

Vivienne14

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The view across the Coventry Road from Small Heath Park. The same buildings are still standing there but I wonder if that simple, low-level, arched building between the tall ones is still there behind the modern-day Fresh Fish and Vegetables store ? Hope so.

Viv.

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The 3 arched building had been covered over. I thought it looked set back but found an older photo .
 

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Here's an early view which shows the arched building. Also attaching the same modern view.

Viv.

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Pedro42 said:
More photos of same spot on the Coventry Road. The first photo shows the tram lines entering the old steam tram depot
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If you look at photo 2/2 the tramlines turn at a point further along from the single storey building with 3 arches. That would be where St Oswald's Rd is.
 
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Yep. Picture 1 shows the later electric trams route. They were introduced after the steam trams which used the depot opposite the park entrance in picture 1 Having said that, the trams on picture 1 are also electric .
 
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The low-level building in Tinpot's post #2 was the tram depot's waiting room according to the Small Heath Circle site.

So how was the tram depot accessed by trams ? Via St Oswalds Road ? Viv.
 
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Vivienne14 said:
The low-level building in Tinpot's post #2 was the tram depot's waiting room according to the Small Heath Circle site.

So how was the tram depot accessed by trams ? Via St Oswalds Road ? Viv.
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1889 map but assume it continued the same - I will check but other maps not such a good scale
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This thread has been created from a discussion on the Small Heath Park Shops thread. I have edited some of the posts so that they correctly refer to earlier posts in the context of this thread. Please let me know if there are any inaccuracies. Many thanks. Viv.
 
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