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could not agree with you more izzy...i cant remember the last time i went into the city centre...sadly it holds very little historical...

in Spetember 1901 George Jones Ltd (also described as Jones & Co) were engaged in erecting some new buildings for their iron foundry...

Thanks John,(nice article) apart from the bottom right photo that is. Only joking, football rivalries apart. well done Aston Villa for...

My lad came back on Saturday night with his ears ringing, as had been anticipated. :grinning: It was a great day for all those lucky...

It was said to be unstable, and was removed in 1963 https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/hidden-hippodrome-access-ages/#close

Yes Mort, then Aston Church to the right. I think the mill/farm building to the right of the viaduct must have been between Lichfield...

Great photos. Could somebody tell me when the 'tower' at the hippodrome was taken down? It's quite impressive. Was it taken down in the...

ok i have these of hurst street...hover over them and they should give you some info hope they are of interest lyn

Astoness: maybe it's the queue for Thomas Joyner's pork scratchings?

i can just imagine the excitement there would have been for the people having their photograph taken lyn

Here's a clearer copy of the photo .... taken by photographer Henry Joseph Whitlock, and tagged with a date of May 1867. Above the door...

This print is on sale on Abe Books. Tried to edit to make clearer without success but thought it would be of interest because of its...

Brooks & Hawkes, Hurst Street. Just been looking at post number 3 from Astoness and the atmospheric photograph looking down Ladywell...

Bad news I'm afraid. The owner posted on Facebook on the 21st June that the Post Office Vaults has closed down...

Places like that will almost never be replicated, not just for the beer, the ambiance and comodery!