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Certainly from around 1952 onward the Midland Red 161 ran all the way to Coleshill via Water Orton, 171 only as far as Water Orton by same route, 168 to Coleshill via Bacons End.

I would guess that it's final demise came at or about the same period of the Middle Ring Road development in the eighties, though I suspect the yard had fallen into disuse during the mid sixties for the reasons given by Brian. Some of the smaller industrial units at the All Saints end and along...

Thank you Brian, Your link is to a picture of the "new" Hockley station constructed around 1898 when the original lines were re-aligned to allow for an additional island platform. Comparing the 1889 1:250 First Edition with the later 1904-5 1:2500 Staffordshire edition there are distinct...

Thanks for this Mike, EH informed me this record was a single postcard from a larger collection which from today's (15/04/14) received reference print dated 15/04/1958 shows the later station and remote island platform. The later station on the same site Circa 1920 which replaced the original...

The north side of the subway/tunnel seen from Jewellery Quarter station Why? Perhaps the answer is in the land topography and the fact the railway had taken such a huge bite out of Vyse Street ridge for both the line and the Goods yard.

Thanks to all for your useful suggestions. I doubt finding any useful visual stuff today which would show what was going on in 1846 though I have some hope in some records regarding Hockley station in 1897 held at the LoB. Following Mike's suggestion of looking what English Heritage may have...

Thanks Lyn, Most of the references in the Icknield Street thread were around 2009 and the links to pics became broken during the Great Hack. So far plenty of the Pitsford Road end but, so far at least, only one showing the entrance to Hockley Station with the photographer's back to the Great...

Correct, and it is still there this afternoon albeit re-purposed. Cannot quite get through to the other side to see the exit, might be visible from the station/train but the retaining walls and battered brickwork is still in good nick. Would really like to find an old pic of the Icknield...

This from OS First edition and Gogglerth both about the same scale Looks about the same relationship and thus, perhaps, the original structure may remain but perhaps beyond the metal security fence visible in my last. Could be this is a Network Rail access point to the station/trackbed as...

It would appear the tunnel entrance may still exist, this snapped this morning from inside the entrance to the present site looking up toward Vyse Street with Pittsford Street on the right of frame. The level area above the tunnel is now inaccessible having been a car park for many years (see...

Rupert will correct me if I am wrong.... Leading from Dale End toward the junction with AB Row and Prospect Row was first called Coleshill Street (c 1795) which around the time of the Inner Ring Road scheme became re-aligned northwards somewhat and later dualled to become Jennens Road of which...

Clipped from John Pigott Smith's 1851 survey (Sheet 96) LoB Archives and Heritage showing AB Row and the junction with Belmont Row

Further ramblings on the Rea After spending an hour or so at the MAC recently watching the Rea at full flood outside whilst inside the quiet calm of David Rowan’s Dark River video I planned my next “foray” into Rea related goodies in the LoB’s Archives. I began with the intention of filling...

Curzon Street from the south east circa 1865 from Thomas Sulman's engraving of the period Left to right Birmingham Gun Proof House Banbury Street bridge Curzon Street Station Bridge over the Birmingham and Fazeley canal Duddeston Viaduct in the foreground

Since post 125 (28th December 2013) I have taken another look at the land parcel number 3 on Fowler’s 1833 Map of Aston on which Cooper’s House and Farm stood. Though I concluded the arrival of the Industrial Revolution meant the demise of the farm the exact mechanism was somewhat uncertain. By...

You are right Rupert, running boards too wide for the Eifel or variants. The Ford in question does appear to have separate headlights not embedded in the front wing as in later variants and perhaps separate side lights atop the wings. Some 1937 V8 Type 48 would perhaps fit that description. My...

Yesterday 29th January 2014 Tide out, mud in, normal for WSM Brave souls last seen heading toward Barry Island

Two men in white coats, one of them is you perhaps? Or perhaps you were the proud owner of JON 238.....232, or OJ 4829, no visible tax disc? Sherlock would have solved this mystery by now

As a first guess from the top left a Ford Eifell circa 1935-6 (precursor of the Popular), in front a Riley 9 circa 1931, in front Austin 12 circa 1933 Middle row back ?, in front an Austin 18 Circa 1936, the milk man with Dobbin?, a Ford V8* Circa 1937-38, in front almost out of frame Daimler...

Whilst delving around for stuff on Ravenhurst at the LoB I came across a wonderful survey by the youthful Samuel Bradford (born 1725) of “A Plann of the estate of Ravenhurst in Camphill in the parish of Aston. Belonging to Richard Lowe Gent.” (MS 85/Acc 1932-009/390506) This was completed only...