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Summer Lane

Astoness said:
i am posting this one here as i think that maybe the bus was coming down summer lane when it jumped a ditch in ormond st...i think the 3 blocks of flats are along newtown row and are still there..dated early 1970s..there could be a newspaper article if someone could look it up please..

lyn

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That's a great photo
those ditches weren't successful in preventing travelers either
 
Pedrocut said:
The Aston Expressway (A38M) was opened in 1972, so the Expressway mentioned in the article could refer to the A34 ?
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pedro newtown row is the A34....i thought it a tad strange that a bus could jump from the aston expressway and end up there...however looking again at the photo i now think it was taken in newtown row (not summer lane) with what was ormond st on the right...cheers

lyn
 
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just to confirm the location of my photo on post 779 it is taken on newtown row looking towards the city centre with what was ormond st on the right where the bus has jumped the ditch...below is scottish maps link i have set it to ormond st and newtown row...just move the blue dot to fade out the map to see what is there now...we can clearly see the 3 blocks of flats as seen in my photo..lyn

 
Phil said:
According to Kelly's the Post Office is number 283 and the hairdressers next door is 282.



Sorry Mike, once again at the same time.
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My maternal grandparents lived at 282 Summer Lane from 1931-1934. I really appreciate seeing this photo - thank you!
 
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