1975 Snow Hill looks different to now. In that area now is One Colmore Row. Behind that is the square in front of One Snowhill. Looks unrecognisable to the above photos now.
I keep getting the no 1 bus down Shaftmoor Lane. Keep thinking of taking photos around there, haven't got around to it yet. Is a pub down that way called The Shaftmoor. Also a former industrial site near the railway line (not to far from Spring Road Station). A car park goes over that line.
ell ive no idea if its victoria square house..you could well be right though.... i bet someone on here would know...most of the books that i cut the pics from are what has been given to me but there are also a few that i have bought myself...if a pic takes up both pages i would try to take the best shot of it with my camera but of course they never turn out as good as when i cut and scan...
ell the 1975 shot of snow hill is the one i remember the most..ive walked that way many times going into town..
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I loved the old Snow Hill station, still remember my Wife (my girl friend then) seeing me of from Platform 7 to go back to my RAF camp 1951/2. How they could destroy such a wonderful old building defies belief ! It really saddens me, typical Bham council vandalism. Eric
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Agree with Eric, yes vandalised. The 1970s photo says it all; empty and abandoned. It's even more striking when you compare it with the 1900s scene. Was such a busy, bustling area at that time. I wonder if anyone knows any of the buildings that can be seen (faintly) in the far distance (centre) of 1900s pic. Viv.
Some great photos again Ell. So enjoy seeing your updates. The Victoria Square House is a new one fir me. Wasn't even built when I left B'ham. The GPO looks even better than I remember it too. It looks like it's been cleaned. Superb piece of architecture. I think maybe B'ham is learning to look after its buildings - well some of them maybe! Thanks for posting. Viv.
Agree with Eric, yes vandalised. The 1970s photo says it all; empty and abandoned. It's even more striking when you compare it with the 1900s scene. Was such a busy, bustling area at that time. I wonder if anyone knows any of the buildings that can be seen (faintly) in the far distance (centre) of 1900s pic. Viv.
ell, must disagree with you as Waterloo House sits alongside Christ Church Passage and the church was on the opposite side, where the 'Floosie' now resides! There were three buildings built on the site of Christ Church Central House with its main entrance on New Street, Winchester House with its main entrance on Colmore row and a third building[whose name escapes me at present] with its entrance on Waterloo Street. All three buildings were joined at the rear with wooden walkways. The Front elevation was known as 'Galloways Corner'. Bill.They must have cleaned it up in the early 1990s, around the time that they re-landscaped Victoria Square. There's other old buildings around there that look much cleaner now.
Such as 130 Colmore Row - the former Alliance Assurance building.
Birmingham Carers Centre - 130 Colmore Row - formerly the Alliance Assurance by ell brown, on Flickr
and Waterloo House (built on the site of Christchurch)
Waterloo House from Victoria Square by ell brown, on Flickr