some old pics

[Frothblower]

I don't think these photos have been on here before?

Pic 1, Is Ann street before it was demolished to build the Council House.

Pic 2, Corbett's Temperance Hotel and Joe Hillman's dining rooms, demolished to build the old Post Office In Victoria square.

Pic 3, The old Post Office being built 1890.

 

[Catkin]

Thank you for those Frothblower, the street lamps on the third one along look rather modern.....Cat

 

[jennyann]

Thanks for posting Frothblower. I have never seen any of these three pics before.

 

[Rupert]

Stunning pictures. They show the transition to other pictures here showing buildings that also are gone. The lamps are beautiful and I have seen the same in old pictures of other places here namely the Old Square and Colmore Row.

https://www.british-history.ac.uk/m...d=10098&ox=973&oy=1404&zm=1&czm=1&x=287&y=252

Thought the link might be useful for quick reference. Anne street was long gone and the Post Office is built already. This map ref is listed as an 1890 survey. Do you think the photo may be a bit earlier?

 

[Alf]

Frothblower

Oldies but Goldies thanks

 

[RayD]

Another view of the site of the now council house.
Looking down Anne St.(Colmore Row)

Got a feeling we may have the same source,Frothy?

Victorian and Edwardian Birmingham,from old photographs, introduced and commented on by Dorothy McCulla.

I have posted pictures in the past taken from the book.

 

[Frothblower]

Your right RayD, "Good in'it"

 

[Jill]

Really great pictures both.