BrummieGeoff

Yes, the Congregational Chapel appears to have gone in the 1930s. Note that the Primitive Methodist (and later Christadelphian) Church...

Possibly Aston Street at its junction with Duke Street .... The picture shows a shop on a corner on the right with signs saying "Gilman"...

On the contrary farmerdave, Springfield was well served for churches. In addition to the more recent church you mention, that is now an...

I popped out to Key Hill Cemetery today and did a 3D render of one of the many Guinea Grave markers. https://skfb.ly/pBs7t Around...

A 1932 photo of the Springfield SPR telephone exchange .... located at 1207 Stratford Road in Hall Green, serving Springfield, Hall...

Yes, the Acocks Green bound 1A used to go straight down College Road to meet the Stratford Road .... but they changed the route in the...

The Coop building is still standing .... but it looks a bit different now. In my childhood days it was a Coop dry cleaners.

I see they've moved the playground.... I didn't know they'd built a big new block on the old playground area.

I was very surprised to see that sign installed at the top of Hillfield Road. I don't think many of the past or current locals would...

The late Bill Dargues take on the name/place This self-explanatory name derives from a medieval holy well or spring which emerged from...

many thanks for the info and photos geoff...love the first photo and i must go and see if i can find todays view...bet its changed a lot...

Springfield is a small area that overlaps the boundaries of Sparkhill and Moseley where they meet the River Cole. I don't know if it was...

I think that's right Mike. Here's another photo of the Belle Vue which appears to be from the same day .... the ladder and open windows...

The 1911 Census shows William Allday - "Managing Director of Alldays & Onions, Pneumatic Engineering" - living with his family in this...

The top photo is Little Cannon Street .... here's a clearer copy.