Recent content by OuterCircleBus

I'm a bit late replying to your enquiry. It seems that Sheep Street was in the Gosta Green area to the north east of Birmingham City Centre (or town centre then as Birmingham did not become a city until 1889). My map (attached) from the 1950s shows Sheep Street and landmarks at the time would...

The Wake Green Road prefabs had the roofs replaced with corrugated cement sheet in the 1980s. The outer walls were corrugated asbestos cement sheet. That has been sealed and instructions issued to never cut or drill the outer walls. The internal walls were originally fibreboard but over the...

There may have been talk about one being opened up as a "museum" but from my understanding that was never on the cards. Given the state of the city's finances and the demand for housing they are all now occupied. I went into the prefabs when the refurb was taking place and the standard of the...

Interestingly, Frederick Lanchester, who designed and built some of the first motorised vehicles that we would recognise as cars, lived in a house close to St Agnes Church.

There were seven "back houses" behind the Albion pub and the house next door (number 34) accessed from the entry. They were on this map from the 1950s.

This has seen better days! 1963 and 2012

Or probably Diesinkers - they made the dies for stamping metal parts.

H Samuel have not moved from the site, it's just the bridge that's gone. They have vacated the older buildings.

Here's another photograph of The Crown Inn from 1964. The window cleaners push cart was outside, as well as an Austin A40 Mk1 and a Ford Anglia 105E . The pub was nearer to the New Town Row end of the street on the north side. There was another pub on Lower Tower Street, The Malt Shovel, which...

I found this photograph recently, labeled The Wellington - Bridge Street West. However I can't find any reference to it. It is actually Bridge Street West, or elsewhere? If it is Bridge Street West which corner was it on?

You may wish to take a look at the book: The Girl from Guildford Street (Lozells) by Grace Caroline Holte. It is her recollections as a girl living in Guildford Street which crosses Gerrard Street, just a few yards away from 39. It's a good read.

Where was the photograph of 1655 taken, please (attachment 183296)?

Nine of Wake Green Road's 17 prefabs are being restored at the moment. The interiors have been completely stripped out and new foundations have been installed. All the sub-floors have been replaced and the original timber flooring is being replaced with modern equivalent. New fully insulated...

It's a Bond three wheeler. Quite common at the time as they could be driven with a motorcycle license, so the driver didn't have to take/pass the car driving test.

Thanks for your memories of working there. I'm still looking for photographs of the old Penfold Factory, if anyone has any.