St Peters Place

[Astoness]

st peters place...1988

 

[Vivienne14]

This photo's quite incredible Lyn. The Brewmaster's House standing alone, pre-restoration and pre the development of the canal side etc. This shows how remarkable it is that the building survived all that modern development. Very surprising. Another great find Lyn. Viv.

 

[Astoness]

i just love this one too viv...its amazing what they have done with the canal side and of course the house...so pleased it was saved from the bulldozers...for once a success story...

 

[ellbrown]

This is roughly the same view as it is now.


Brewmaster's House and Bridge from The Water's Edge, Brindley Place by ell brown, on Flickr

Two years earlier


Brindley Place - Brewmaster's House by ell brown, on Flickr

Is that the same Deep Cutting Rover Bridge in the background?

 

[ellbrown]

Deep Cutting Rover Bridge - assume the railings were added around 20 plus years ago during restoration.


Brindley Place - Deep Cutting Rover Bridge by ell brown, on Flickr

 

[Vivienne14]

If it weren't for the house, you'd find it hard to believe it's the same place. It's good to see it's been transformed from the forlorn area of post #1 to the modern, bustling canal area in Ell's posts. Viv.

 

[Phil]

A couple more photos of the Brewmasters House. One in 1986 before the demolition of St Peters Place and one in 1987 just after the demolition whilst they are still clearing the site.

Phil

 

[ellbrown]

The towpath was widened towards the ICC, and looks nice with the trees.

No Brewmaster's Bridge until the redevelopment.

 

[Astoness]

st peters place 1989

 

[mikejee]

Possibly at least one of these is that referred to in the earlier posts, but lost in the hack some years ago, from before the more recent development. the approximate positions from which they were taken is marked by the ared arrows on the map

 

[Vivienne14]

Looks like Moffats the building contractors were working on the Brewmaster's House in the last of Mike's photos. Perhaps the work mentioned in below article date the photo. James Moffat & Sons, specialists in the restoration of old buildings (including Aston Hall and Blakesley Hall), were in 1983 doing work on the Brewmaster's House.

 

[Vivienne14]

The Brewmaster's House was the first beneficiary of the Birmingham Conservation Trusts "renovate and sell fund". The Trust had their offices at the House in 1986.