I'd like to put a date on the booklet I have about the town of Sutton Coldfield. When it was printed there about 24,000 people living there. It mentions:
Bishop Veseys Grammar school,
Burcot Grange High school for girls, Four Oaks, with Mrs Preston as principal,
Iona school for girls
St Nicholas' school,
Anstey physical training college, Erdington
Ads for:
Royal Town Ale, Wine & Spirit Stores, 2 Station St (E L Buxton)
H Chambers & Co, authorised Ford dealers at the Parade.
Rose's Fruit Stores, 22 Parade
P Cassidy, painter, plumber... Parade
thks, Glennys
Comparing it with this picture (post 29) it seems they did a good and quick repair job.The photo sadly shows the damage repairs to the platform caused by the train crash in January 1955.
I don't remember that being built in the mid 60sView attachment 179140
From Historic England Blog.
Sainsbury's Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. The retailer, along with its rivals, built many supermarkets within town centres. Tesco, for example, was fast expanding, opening a store every ten days
1965-1966. Image © The Sainsbury Archive
I think they were building it 1973-1974View attachment 179140
From Historic England Blog.
Sainsbury's Centre, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands. The retailer, along with its rivals, built many supermarkets within town centres. Tesco, for example, was fast expanding, opening a store every ten days
1965-1966. Image © The Sainsbury Archive