BrummieGeoff

Next we have a few picture titled " Bombing of the Old Malt Shovel" - I have posted a few of the series before but I am not sure if I...

I believe this is an 1840's architect's drawing of Queen's College in Paradise Street. The original construction may have varied from...

2 nice photos here lyn

A photo of the first King Edwards Camp Hill Girls' School building that was used from 1881 until 1891. It was on the Stratford Road next...

A wonderful sketch map of Sparkhill dated c1805 that I haven't seen posted before. I've annotated it with present-day road names, and...

Thanks Geoff ! So the Malt Shovel lost the upper storey, that must be why it was referred to as 'ruins'.

Viv: your newspaper cutting in Post #149 does show the same ruined site in November 1940. Here is a clearer copy of the photo. The far...

Pre-war and post-war photos of the Malt Shovel site at the junction of Hill Street and John Bright Street.

Thanks Mikejee - yes, almost certainly a promotional / advertising item, although as you say none of them seems a compelling suspect...

1982 advert on Flickr.

I notice that Toney Cox also had a garage/dealership at 723-725 Stratford Road, Sparkhill .... on the corner of Greswolde Road. I...

Here's a photo of the garage at 581 Warwick Road, Tyseley dated 1952 .... next to the Working Men's Club. It may be earlier than David...

Interestingly alongside the farming equipment and livestock it lists "Brewing Utensils". So even in 1812 there seems to be both going on.

.... and Bentley's Directory of Worcestershire 1842 lists William Hemus of Robin Hood as a Victualler. So I guess he was probably a...

The available information about the Robin Hood farm/inn is confusing. The 1843-47 tithe map and apportionment data describe the site as...