Recent content by BrummieGeoff

Yes, superdad3 .... I was prompted to look in the directories because I knew that my bank in the 1970's was at 97 Alcester Road. Kelly's shows JT Howarth at that address in 1921, but replaced by the Midland Bank by 1932.

Thanks Joanna. It's great to find an old photo that evokes nostalgic memories. Here's another britainfromabove photo from 6 May 1948, showing a slightly clearer view of the Fillery's factory. I lived in the area in the 1950's and 1960's and went to primary school just across the Warwick Road...

An aerial view and map of the Fillery's sweets factory - aka National Works (Confectionery) - and the many separate blocks that made up the adjacent Wilder's fireworks factory in Greet. The photo was taken 6 May 1948. Credit: britainfromabove The map is dated 1950. Credit: NLS

A late response to your 2021 post .... Here's an aerial photo from 1928 showing the club track at the end of Colebrook Road in Greet. Credit: britainfromabove

According to David Harvey in his excellent book "Birmingham Before the Electric Tram" .... steam trams ran down Deritend High Street from 16 January 1886 until 22 February 1905, on their route to Small Heath.

This earlier aerial photo dated 17 October 1931 shows the building (just right of St Martin's spire) covered in signs .... "MIDLAND RED MOTOR SERVICES", "TRAVEL BY THE OPEN ROAD", "ALL OVER THE MIDLANDS". Credit: britainfromabove

This building was in the lower part of the Bull Ring .... shown here in the background.

Maybe a bar in the Olde Royal Paul ??

Yes Viv .... I think that sign relates to Wilkinson & Riddell who had a large warehouse with an entrance in Cherry Street, and owned/leased a significant part of this block.

Opposite the Great Western Arcade southern entrance is the North Western Arcade entrance .... shown here in a 1956 photo with Bradford Passage and the corner of the Olde Royal Hotel on the right.

A fine photo of the Great Western Arcade entrance in Temple Row in 1941 .... after it survived the bombing that destroyed the buildings to its right, down to the Bull Street junction.

Here's a clearer photo of the Manor House that became the original Spring Hill College building. The photo is dated as 1955 .... i.e. much later than its college days. And an 1855 map showing its location on Spring Hill .... between College Street and George Street. The 1855 Post Office...

A picture of the impressive O C Hawkes Globe Works on the corner of Bromsgrove Street and Gooch Street North. They put a lot more effort into designing and building factories in those days. .... and a photo of the ruins after it was bombed in November 1940.

Another photo of the Clarendon Hotel, and a picture from the London Illustrated News showing how it looked in 1858.

A photo of the Wilkinson & Riddell frontage at 42-43 Cherry Street (dated as 1956) ..... next to the Cobden Hotel entrance. It appears from the 1948 aerial photo that the wholesale warehouse premises were extensive, before they were demolished as part of the Rackham's development.