Birmingham history videos and clips

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[Richard Dye]

I remember those times, those cars. Brings back many memories! Music is a little strange.

 

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Birmingham to Solihull a bit blurry​

 

[ChrisM]

Very useful to have all these in one place, thanks, Pete.

Chris

 

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1971: The Man Who MODERNISED BIRMINGHAM | Miracles Take A Little Longer | BBC Archive​

 

[Richard Dye]

1971: The Man Who MODERNISED BIRMINGHAM | Miracles Take A Little Longer | BBC Archive​

I remember living in an area like Hockley, Alfred St Aston. We were fortunate living in front!

 

[Richard Dye]

So many memories! Very well done.

 

[mikejee]

Not sure if this has been on before. A BBC film from 1971 promoting all the Council has done and would do (!!) for the city. I wonder if any of the children being lectured at a school in one part of the film are members of the forum

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5ZtedkhAk&ab_channel=BBCArchive

 

[mikejee]

Do not think this has been on before. Birmingham from 1930s Health and Safety today would have a fit with boys looking about 14 feeding presses with no guards

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film...5-online?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

 

[johnny082]

Great Video Mike, pity no sound effects

 

[Mark Tooze]

Not sure if this has been on before. A BBC film from 1971 promoting all the Council has done and would do (!!) for the city. I wonder if any of the children being lectured at a school in one part of the film are members of the forum

.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5ZtedkhAk&ab_channel=BBCArchive

Like the comments in the film about "the people not being dirty" - how true that was! Also the girl carefully coming down the staircase modelled on the north face of the Eiger - can remember a similar staircase in our back to back which frightened the bejaesus out of a 5 year old!

 

[Richard Dye]

Do not think this has been on before. Birmingham from 1930s Health and Safety today would have a fit with boys looking about 14 feeding presses with no guards

https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film...5-online?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Wasn’t able to watch the film Mike, however there were many people feeding presses with no guards well into the 80’s unfortunately! And still today in many developing countries.

 

[Barbara Tarbuck]

the photos are all at the back of Aldridge rd Streetly 1948 ~ 52. One of Bar Beacon

 

[Pedrocut]

Don’t think this has appeared before. Birmingham and the Black Country.

 

[splinter555]

I’m guessing it’s all shot at the same place but I could be wrong. It’s not actually stated in the film where the incinerator is but I grew up about 500 yards away from it and recognised it instantly. I’d be interested to know where the sofa was collected from, it looks like a very well-to-do area. Moseley? Bournville?

I think you are right about it being Lifford Lane depot, back in the 1950,s on a sunday afternoon when no one was at work there, a few of us lads would walk along the canal and climb over into that council depot, cannablise a few scrap push bikes and make them into rideable bikes, some of those bikes were used for years afterwards and passed down to siblings.
Happy Days.