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A clearer map is available now 1950s.

There's this link to a photo but I'm not sure that it's the same one. https://www.bathsandwashhouses.co.uk/archive/your-local-buildings/birmingham/birmingham-nechells-baths/

I agree Mark especially considering they are taken on the move. What is most noticeable on some images is the concentration of industry and the pollution emitted from factory chimneys, given that smoking and coal fires were also a norm in those days it's no wonder chest infections/diseases were...

A better view of No. 85.

Thanks Mark will check that, I did find it quite confusing relating the OP photo to the aerial view

An aerial view from 1934 showing No.85, I'm not sure which is No. 85 but if you know which is No. 85 from the photo originally posted then it should be possible to work it out. EDIT: Long Acre label has been repositioned, thanks Mark that has resolved the confusion I had.

Can't find an image at the moment but here's a 1950s map showing position of #85.

Summer street 1905

An aerial view of the rear of the house.

Aerial view from 1947 showing #109

I've often thought that too, I would also take a decent camera with me.

Hi Brian, welcome to the forum and to 'memory lane', hope you enjoy all the interesting stories and memories on here.

There is a 'sheet metal workers' called Unity listed as 52/53 Summer Lane in both the 1964 & 1967/68 Kelly's. On the 1966/67 map it is labelled 'welding works'. I can find no other sheet metal factories on Summer Lane. It would be a 20min walk or 5 minutes by car from Park Lane

It certainly was in 2024 Lyn.

Such sad news, I never met Eric but would have been honoured to meet him, I am always in awe of people with his artistic ability and reading all of these messages shows what a lovely person he was too. I will very much miss seeing his paintings of Birmingham.