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    Christ Church New Street

    Only I thought George III was born in 1738 . St Philip's Church was planned when the nearby medieval church of St Martin in the Bull Ring became insufficient to house its congregation because of the growing population of Birmingham. The land, previously named the Barley Close, was donated by...
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    Christ Church New Street

    King George III's Connection: King George III provided a significant donation of £1,000 to Christ Church on Colmore Row, which was completed in 1813. Location: This specific Christ Church on Colmore Row was a separate church from the Christ Church in New Street. Demolished: The Christ...
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    Christ Church New Street

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    Christ Church New Street

    Our churches and chapels we generally find Are the places where men to the women are joined; But at Christ Church, it seems, they are more cruelhearted, For men and their wives go there and get parted It. Was known to have this epiphany at the alter. I m not old enough to go in there to check...
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    Christ Church New Street

    1, Christchurch foundation stone now in st Agatha’s sparbrook. 2, king George coins commemorating the occasion. 3. Great arial view with Christchurch in the middle.
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester street still there whilst building the rotunda.same location as previous post .
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester street entrance to new street
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester entrance to the old market hall.
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    Dowding and Mills

    Inside dowding and mills around 1920.
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    Small Heath Park (Victoria Park)

    Small heath park(Victoria park) early 1900 s Small heath park lodge and the old pavilions. All around 1900.
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    Hurst Street

    Tony’s amusements hurst street October a1940.
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    The Old Crown Inn Deritend

    The only one at the moment was the picture on message 93. I don’t think it will be to long before some more appear.
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    St John’s Chapel Deritend

    This is a really good picture with the golden lion pub in the front.picture &3 are inside St John’s.
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    St John’s Chapel Deritend

    This building of 1735 replaced an earlier chapel of 1380. By 1939 it had ceased to be used for worship and its fate was sealed when it was damaged by enemy bombing in 1940. It was demolished in 1947. The Bull Ring Trading Estate now occupies the site. This site has now been passed for rebuilding...
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    The Old Crown Inn Deritend

    I believe when Substorm flow went down there in 2016 the water was higher . But the areas that date back to 1368 were not accessible then. If you search Substormflow and choose his Birmingham river rea walk you can see how it looked in 2016.
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