Recent content by Morturn

48.Station Road.

47. Erdington. Photographed in an alley somewhere near Station Road.

46. The Red Lion Erdington. 1970s The Red Lion public house on the corner of Short Heath Road and Station Road, Erdington. It hasn't changed much.

45. George Road in the snow. Erdington. I remember this lane as being off George Road, Erdington, at the Brookvale Road end but it has disappeared under the rebuilding there.

42. Lodge Road Canal.June 1979

41. Canal Bridge.June 1979 There was (is?) a picturesque canal behind the houses in Lodge Road, Winson Green.

40. Brookvale Park Baths. Thanks to Keith Jenney we now have a newspaper photo showing how the baths looked in their heyday, the first time I have seen this view.

36. Brookvale Park Erdington. I remember fishing being a commonplace activity here but I haven't noticed any going on for a long time. Brookvale Park is basically a large lake with a small island in the centre, originally serving as a reservoir. A footpath in a variable width grass verge...

35. Brookvale Park boathouse 1970s. Erdington, Birmingham the boathouse has since been demolished and replaced by a playground. The boats are nowadays parked amid the weeds in an enclosure to the far right.

34. Rookery Road Handsworth. 1980s Where my sister worked as a dental nurse for Norden & Price, a few hundred yards from here.

33. No11 Lozells Birmingham. 1980s In the same court. If the house numbers were retained after the renovation, this is the second house from the left in the new photograph.

31. John Street Lozells. 1980s This turns out to be John Street, a cul-de-sac off Barker Street, and I found it again only today! I don't know whether or not these present houses' inhabitants appreciate it, but these streets are superb examples of quality urban renewal. This looks like the...

30. Handsworth vets 2. 1970s Another view of the vet's surgery and house in Church Lane.

29. Church Lane Handsworth. 1970s The demolition of a vetinary surgeon's surgery and house in Church Lane, Handsworth.

28. Villa Street Handsworth. Most of the street had been cleared ready for redevelopment.