Hi viv,
Many thanks for down loading carols story I enjoyed reading that as I have never seen that before
And yes the arches look good nick yes the cattle drovers would come to Birmingham market and sell there cattle of pigs
For the slaughter for the hide and skinns they was pongie archives when you walked under the bridge
And some time late in the day on Saturdays or late on Sunday afternoons you strolled under the bridges you would smell the stench
But they always brought them down from there on a Sunday morning or lunch time latest but I will say I have seen them walking down about 2/3 in
The afternnons I think now they have devided these,s. Arches into seperate sections now as before there was only to sets
Of big high gates fixed to the walls as gates I have passed them in time gone bye when the cattle have been
They was white spacious and go right back easily held a couple of hundred cows, or pigs in there and it was dark no lights
And dirty mud and muck just .like a farm yard many thanks again viv. Alan,,,,,,,,astonian,,,,,,