Search results

so now we move onto progress- of a sort - we have our back to the Hippodrome Theatre, and look across the road, to fix the location we have the Rotunda and the back of Smallbrook Queensway - this is the start of the Arcadian Centre, not much to add very much a building site nice couple of modern...

87 Hurst Street - hard to imagine that this is in the location that it is - standard run of the mill high street shops, electrical and a cafe !! First floor has a before and after look - on the right the before small bay window on the first floor and on the left replaced with one large window...

The description for the next set of buildings is equally vague - In and around the Fox Hurst Street. so to start we have something recognizable - Australian Bar corner of Hurst Street and Bromsgove Street. Fantastic two/ 3 storey brick built corner property - two distinctive styles of building...

and finally we have turned all the way round and are looking up to Five Ways, is that the Crescent Theatre ? I will let you fill in the gaps

Still trying to piece the locations together but I think we are getting there - so from the previous picture we have moved to the right and paralell with Broad Street , ICC is on the left, the Hyatt Hotel is now in the middle - so is that Oozells Street School in the middle and we are standing...

Another one to work on - all the features are there its just putting it into modern context, from the left - blocks of flats , Post Office Tower, ICC, and the Hyatt extreme right. there is nothing in the foreground apart from grass and broken paving and the road we are standing on and the one...

I know - wouldn't be so bad but its spread across the front of the building !! - will be edited shortly - feel free to delete your post if you wish

so now you know where we are any ideas where this is in relation to the previous shot? Above the white wall are a couple of distinctive buildings , and if you follow the wall to the right you can just make out a couple of tunnel portals, I am thinking St. Vincent Street although as there is...

I will do the next two picture out of sequence on how they were taken - it will not matter but the first picture will / might give some idea where the second picture is. So this is the Indoor Arena or whatever it is called currently, as we can see in its early stages and surrounded by...

Further toward Hockley Brook we have Pelican Works on the corner with Hockley Street, always remember looking out for the Pelican when on the bus home from "town". Looking down on a number of adverts and always seemed a bit worse for wear. Nicely proportioned building with all the windows topped...

Next we are still in Great Hampton Street and we have the Lord Clifden, not sure of the history of this place, but a quick search on this forum and it seems most of you have been in there !! Single storey with a couple of lamps by the entrance , like the Rover and note the man top left putting...

On the opposite corner is The Church Inn , historic corner pub, circa 1840, so it says, looks like it extends to the building next door, corner entrance but move to the left and there are more traditional features. The building on the left is unusual in shape and has an almost continental feel.

Next we have the fine Lloyds Bank building Great Hampton Street undergoing some refurbishment - love all the details and the turret on the corner . Now totally restored back to its stone finish - looks amazing

Across the road is this stylish building arched stonework on the ground floor , checker board stone work on the sides and an interesting large inset arch in the middle and all windows been leaded. Not sure of the history of this building though it seems to have modern buildings either side...

The next selection is titled "In and around Great Hampton Street" I am guessing at the locations happy to be corrected but I do have some idea!! Next door to Lucas is this fine selection of buildings , is this Cannings? Looks like three distinct buildings, furthest with all the verticals and...

Moving onto Roll 19. The Globe , corner of Manchester Street and Blews Street taken 6th June 1990, Leaded windows upstairs and down,.Interesting roof line compared with the property on the right, large step down although it does not look to be a slope.

Last one off Roll 18 - as it says on the picture The Bridge Saltley - 1936, taken from a book I believe - looking like a gathering of extras from Peaky Blinders!!

Now you have said Crown and Anchor - my list says Ryder Street 1968 - is that the other corner?

That makes more sense!!

Next picture is more of a rescue mission , to show the image, we have the before and the after - corner pub with a nice old ford outside street sign says "GEN" street - does that sound right - any offers gratefully received. EDIT: Gem Street - thanks Astoness