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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We now start heading back towards Hockley on the inner ring road - work is still ongoing but most of the infrastructure is in place...
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    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We have now followed the new inner ring road down to New John Street West and Summer Lane and the the Texaco garage , in the process of...
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    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We now move to the other side of the bridge and see how big the building site is - there are barriers and piles of rubble everywhere...
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    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    and a final closer look at the site and we can see in this picture that there is work to both sides of the road and they are loading and...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Moving down Icknield Street we can see the work to remove the buildings and embankment, we can also see the the bridge across the road...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Another location - hop over to Hockley and Pitsford Street to see how the inner Ring Road is coming along, we are now back to see the...
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    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We now hop over to Digbeth and this time it is as if nothing has changed, we are looking down Floodgate Street to Digbeth with Little...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Roll 56, first up looking up Avenue Road , to Aston Road North, nothing much to add quite a standard 1990's landscape - nothing left...
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    SteveBhx reacted to Astoness's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    amazingly the pub is still there although i dont think its a pub now...below is todays st view...
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    SteveBhx reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lyn they've obviously changed the road around as well the Smiths never used to look that slim .
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    SteveBhx reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    You've pipped me to the post Lyn, I was just looking! ......break your heart these pics don't they......
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    SteveBhx reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes so have I Steve , and back in the 50's I went to the boiler house to see the man that looked after the boiler for the heating I also...
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    SteveBhx reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I used to stop off some night s for a dram in here the bar was a bit small but there was always the back room
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    SteveBhx reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There used to be a bust stop there Steve for the number * hand for those getting on and off and also those waiting for the bus the loo I...
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    SteveBhx reacted to mikejee's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some of the previous photos are on the Stretton Street thread, and one shows the Kullar bewsagent while aliv e, in colour
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