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SteveBhx
master brummie
I have noticed a trend in these pictures over time the older pictures were of pubs from every street corner going back years all open and all looking good - now it seems to be all the pubs are closing down, here is another one, this is the Lord Byron, again in Farm Street, all boarded up but with the name still visible, fine brickwork with nice shape under the eaves.
SteveBhx
master brummie
We remain in the Farm Street area and the largest building in the area, Lucas. Lucas had many building around Birmingham and the sports ground too on the College Road , but this seems to be the largest with offices and drawing offices, and everything else - 6 floors with massive floor space.
SteveBhx
master brummie
Again we are still in Farm Street and I managed to find this building, church on the left and parish building on the right - everything past the white building has gone - very much surprised to see that these are still there as everything else is now been removed for housing.
SteveBhx
master brummie
we now move back to the Lucas Building and another general view showing the shear scale of the offices etc. picture taken on a Sunday looking at the lack of cars -it seems the building was built in many phases looking at the styles of windows, square on the corner , metal frames arched top down the side and the public front side seems to be different too. Have you worked out what our photographer drives - the white Cavalier can be seen in many images if you look.
SteveBhx
master brummie
Last but not least Ross Ceramics on the corner of Farm Street and Villa Street, interesting building with three floors and a half timbered frontage at the top. nearly fell of my chair when I looked on streetview to see that it is still there as Farm Street Dental Practise with the timber work still there.
its part of the lucas factory steve..i think its burbury st on the right...these photos of farm st bring back so many memories to me...not least walking it when visiting our nan who lived in paddington st..we had moved to villa st then..i dont think i have seen these photos before
lyn
brummy-lad
master brummie
Hi Steve, I think this is the building on the corner of Burbury Street and Farm Street (opposite corner to the Lucas factory.
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SteveBhx
master brummie
We are now onto Roll 77 and this general view across to Snow Hill station showing the changes that have taken place and perhaps how the importance of Birmingham has grown commercially , this view is now covered with office blocks with it hard to see what is behind the site.
SteveBhx
master brummie
We now move out for a tour around Erdington , first we stop off at the Golden Cross in Short Heath Road, very much of its time mock Tudor was all the thing, even going as far as the tall chimneys. Taken in the November of 1992 by the lack of leaves, rambling site which is no longer with us
steve i think the golden cross was demolished a few years back to make way for an old peoples home
lyn
SteveBhx
master brummie
Next up my papers say this is Orphange Road with the Labour club on the left, not sure if this is correct but as some much has changed round there I cannot pin point a landmark to confirm this. Its all going on though - Tile sign fading away, wonderful frontages to the shops and modern building off to the distance
EDIT: Found it now Pizza GoGo 11 Orphanage Road
EDIT: Found it now Pizza GoGo 11 Orphanage Road
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SteveBhx
master brummie
Again I am told this is Orphange Road - if it is it will take some of you back to how the road used to be like . As you can see the buildings were large, three storeys with attic rooms and a variety of buildings further away , some properties now boarded up and a variety of shapes and sizes further down the road.
SteveBhx
master brummie
we now move a bit further round and come to the old Library building in Orphanage Road, close look shows it is and suppose still is the Free Library built in the early 1900's, fine building with plenty of glass to allow the light in to read from, cenral entrance with the the main rooms either side.
Interesting that it was built with a donation from Andrew Carnegie a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, who made donations to allow the construction of libraries both here in the UK and in America.
Interesting that it was built with a donation from Andrew Carnegie a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, who made donations to allow the construction of libraries both here in the UK and in America.
SteveBhx
master brummie
We are now on the corner of High Street and Mason Road although the view is down High Street, old name on the corner Midland Bank. Road layout has changed as from Mason Road the road now sweeps to the right and the rest is pedestrianized. Much the same view today just a few shop names have changed.
