Summer Lane

[Radiorails]

I have marked where I think the entry to back 131 was with a blue arrow

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Nice rear view of Midland Red single decker. Shame I can,t make out the registration.

 

[adap2it]

Nice rear view of Midland Red single decker. Shame I can,t make out the registration.

I know for sure that the first 2 digits are HA. I believe that all Midland Red buses were registered in Smethwick, which HA represents. On later registrations, they would have been the second digits. Like this...
Dave A

 

[Astoness]

jim this is todays view and out of the 16 or so pubs that was open along summer lane in the 1960s it is the only one still pulling pints the stag and royal george pub buildings are still standing but used for other things now...all the rest demolished

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[Hilda]

What was the Unity Club. Is it still in existance.

Hi unity club was on summer lane originally , men only club working men's club, also was money lenders like the money clubs at church now, only business men at first, my great uncle Dave Osbourne was second member. Later on it went into new summer St, later on ladies where members , too, my dad loved playing snooker there .

 

[Hilda]

very interesting views of Summer Lane, I used to go to The Birmingham Settlement in Summer lane used to do dancing shows there with the Lawley school of dance and then went to the youth club there, bopping the night away. memories bless em
Gladi

Hi I remember going to brownies at settlement and youth club in 70s

 

[Astoness]

Hi unity club was on summer lane originally , men only club working men's club, also was money lenders like the money clubs at church now, only business men at first, my great uncle Dave Osbourne was second member. Later on it went into new summer St, later on ladies where members , too, my dad loved playing snooker there .

welcome hilda and of course you are quite correct about the unity club...on the corner of new summer st and summer lane..there should be a couple of photos of it possibly on this thread...the new unity club is now half way up new summer st...enjoy the forum

lyn

 

[Radiorails]

I know for sure that the first 2 digits are HA. I believe that all Midland Red buses were registered in Smethwick, which HA represents. On later registrations, they would have been the second digits. Like this...View attachment 169799
Dave A

They were HA registrations. THA 136 was new in 1952 and withdrawn in 1967. It was classified as as D7.

Nice photo.

 

[Pedrocut]

Out to dinner last night got talking to a friend whose dad had a shop in Summer Lane Baileys Cycles it was by Henietta St any one have any memories .Dek

Bert Brownhill, dame in Birmingham Prince of Wales's pantomime " Jack and jill," opens the spring show of Hercules Cycles at Bailey's, of Summer-lane. (Birmingham Gazette, April 1940)