I tried to post a reply earlier but had a technical issue (crash). I wanted to say that the building in the picture is not the Sydenham it's the Argyle at the junction of John Bright St, John.Reference my posts about the Sydenham Hotel, one of the places I obtained it's location from was the website below ....
https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/76765/
The other source of my information was the following post ....I tried to post a reply earlier but had a technical issue (crash). I wanted to say that the building in the picture is not the Sydenham it's the Argyle at the junction of John Bright St, John.
oldMohawk what year was the old photo taken? I never remember it looking quite that nice in the 50's and early 60's,Sitting in the garden by Five Ways.
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A similar view today. The Lloyds Bank building is still there but everything around it has changed.
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This is a rant with a question, every photograph I see of Birmingham l see tower cranes, construction, streets tore up, I understand that progess never stops but in order for all that progress to happen a piece of Birmingham has to be demolished.
Will this wholesale destruction ever stop or at least slow down ?
I nevér dreamed I would see the Bullring go I no longer recognize my home town when I look on the net.
I have always felt that England was full of history and slow to change and I like that, but looking at some of the changes its hard to see my history
Gosh remember when the Rotunda got built seems tame by today's standards
Richard, I have no date for the pic but at a guess I would say early 1930s.oldMohawk what year was the old photo taken? I never remember it looking quite that nice in the 50's and early 60's,
Richard, I have no date for the pic but at a guess I would say early 1930s.
Here is an aerial view taken in 1935. The garden with it's path, benches, and nearby telephone box visible.
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the image is from 'britainfromabove'
Apple maps view of the area now. I suppose there is a grassy space roughly in the same position but who would want to sit there.
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This is a rant with a question, every photograph I see of Birmingham l see tower cranes, construction, streets tore up, I understand that progess never stops but in order for all that progress to happen a piece of Birmingham has to be demolished.
Will this wholesale destruction ever stop or at least slow down ?
I nevér dreamed I would see the Bullring go I no longer recognize my home town when I look on the net.
I have always felt that England was full of history and slow to change and I like that, but looking at some of the changes its hard to see my history
Gosh remember when the Rotunda got built seems tame by today's standards
Hi lady P,Hi oM, what's the big building where the bus is just passing please? Almost on Five Ways. I don't remember this area at all as the furthest we went up Broad Street was to the Collonades. No reason to go any further as we lived on the other side of town.