Perry Barr Shoppng Centre
This thread brings back memories as I worked on this site in1963 from start to finish. It was that cold winter in 63 that we started laying conduit runs in the snow and it used to stick to your skin and would ripe the skin. It always was a windy and cold site even when finished. Does anyone remember the rescue of the crane man who had climbed to the top of the crane to refit the wire that had jumped from the pulley but became entangled in it? One of the site men climbed to the top, freed him and carried him to the ground then fainted!, he was scared of heights.....
At topping out two of us went on to the roof of the tower block to watch the big wigs celebrating.
The rats from the river were a regular sight and we were paid 6p for each one killed and taken to the site office.
When opened, Tandy opened a shop and I think it was their first one in Birmingham.
Shops I can remember were:Collins,Barratts, Tandy,Williams, dolcis...
Pete