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Where is this vehicle ?

It is Corporation Street and the trolleybus is about to enter Corporation Place. Apparently it is 1932. Corporation Place was rebuilt in 1933. The trolleybus is only a few weeks old is on its way to Nechells via Gosta Green. OV 4011 - fleet no.11.
The workmen, on the right, are apparently cleaning a large street lamp.
There is also a window cleaner, on his ladder, at the left of the photo. ;)
 
Lancaster Place has name changes it seems over the years. It seems it was known as Corporation Place before the early 1930's remodelling and demolitions then becoming Lancaster Place. It is known as Lancaster Circus now (unless it has another rename). :(
 
In 1937 Property sale.…”Block of Business premises 270, 272, 274 Corporation Street. An excellent site on the south side of Corporation Place, opposite the New Fire Brigade Headquarters.”
 
The city terminus for this service was Old Square, with two-way running in Corporation Sttreet to there from Lancaster Place. The trolleybuses were garaged at Washwood Heath depot, and access to & fro was with one pole up on the tram wire, and a chain hooked on the chassis trailling in the tram track for the return current. There were technical reasons the double wires could not be erected to the depot.
 
I can add that the tram lines this side of the lamp cleaner run to Steelhouse lane, for the Lichfield Road services (Short Heath, Erdington [The Yenton] and Pype Hayes).
 
About here- (see link) - you can see the tower of Central Hall and the distinctive domed turret on one corner of the building in the photo.

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Mickymoo said:
I think it's Waverley Road terminus,with Oldknow Road going to the left,behind it...Map here showing location...
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could be right there...if you look closely through the tram window it looks like there is a corner shop which says on the window of the shop oldknow stores sells aston ales so possibly an outdoor so a kellys look up for oldknow stores should solve the location of the tram..

lyn
 
It looks like a newsagents/grocers. Looked at 1902 and 1913 and only Bagley I could see in that part of town was Arthur, tailor at 112 third avenue and Samuel. bootmaker at 128 Waverley road
 
hi mike my post 16...could you look up to see where oldknow stores was please i think the clue is in the photo...thanks

lyn
 
I suggest it is at the terminus at Waverley. Road. Tram route B soon to be numbered to 22. It was discontinues in 1930, briefly replaced by single deck Guy buses and then became the roundabout route 28. The tram was originally open topped, soon got a top cover entering service in 1906 at Roseberry Street and was sent to Cashmores, Great Bridge, for scrapping in 1937. Pre wW1 is about right..
 
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Here is a map 1950s showing the junction Waverley Road /Oldknow road junction. No 68 Waverley road (in red) , on the corner, was for many years Samuel Bagley, bootmaker. On the opposite corner at 64/66 (in blue) in 1908 was a baker, but in 1912 was Thomas Baker, beer retailer

map 1950s showing waverley road, oldknow srt junction.jpg
 
This variation of the map shows (in green) the areas lost in the development of the Small Heath by-pass and industrial use, which includes 46-68 (even nos) Waverley Road, and all of the properties opposite as far as Byron Road.Waverley Road Terminus .jpg
 
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