Recent content by Mark Tooze

It was the most used local library in Birmingham too - but was in the wrong place allegedly......... nearly all the shops in the old Sainsbury Centre are now closed or moved (Hays Travel and Greggs have moved over the road); only a barbers, photographers and charity shop left and they wont last...

Few more vintage Airfix kits from the stash in the loft:-

Its a big bugger this one......

Recently acquired some vintage Airfix kits from the 60's and 70's - shown here in what I think is chronological order:- The girder bridge kit is famous for appearing (in one form or another) in just about every show Gerry Anderson ever made:- Luckily most of the kits above are still...

Again these are not the same building. The bottom picture is the actual Fort Dunlop. The top one is the Commercial Office block which was at the other end of the site - the trams are on Holly Lane. Buildings were similar, but commercial offices were smaller and housed (amongst other things) the...

Yes - it is open some Wendesday and Friday afternoons apart from the annual open day. You have to book in advance. Full details at https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/museum-collection-centre.

Hi Morturn - it is a nice lens. Picked up second hand for £130 which was a real snip. I really wanted the f1.2, but to afford that I would probably have to have mortgaged my left leg and right earhole....

Popped in for a flying visit (I only had an hour) on Saturday. Attendance again very low (no doubt down to the £12 entry fee....) but full credit to the wonderful staff who went out of their way to make everyone welcome. As I have posted loads of photos from the centre before here are just a few...

Happy Birthday!!!

Hi Terry - would love to see your photos please!!! Either station!!

As a contrast - this is what the station (including the bridge supports) looked like from photos I took in the late 70's - early 80's - a free copy of "Biggles goes into Spaghetti Junction and was never ever seen again" to anyone who can marry them up (hint - there are 2 sets of bridge...

And finally - underneath what is left of the Gt Charles St bridges (each end span has been "removed", but the middle spans are still there - see post #1244 for the view from t'other side) - some of this looks VERY rusty but, as a tribute to the original engineers, still support trains quite...

Best remaining parts are the old door portals under Gt Charles St bridges:- Top of drainpipe:- I wonder if any of this still exists behind these doors - taken by me late 1970s:-

Station was busy - and views from it are still excellent:- However - Mr Percy Pigeon, esq. has found a nice quiet bit to chill out:-

A part of the "new" Snow Hill Station is already redundant of course - the original Midland Metro stop on what was originally platform 4. This has been left to be reclaimed by nature........ The new stop is on the left - tracks to the old one on the right:- Track is now cutoff and some...