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Sadly you can't repeat history, although it sad when you look back on what has been lost. That's why we need to preserve what we have left.

Don't remind me, what a lovely building that was. All it needed was a clean!

They wouldn't be the same, all we have left now is memories and photgraphs/film.

I wasn't aware of this, thanks for sharing. I was surprised to see some pubs were still standing when I viewed the Street on Google earth.

I see, thanks for sharing. Do you remember any of the other residents at the time?

I haven't properly introduced myself, I joined a couple of weeks ago. Regarding the Harborne reservoir, I stumbled across this useful site https://www.watrmill.bham.sch.uk/childrens-work/local-history-project/research-in-2010/harborne-reservoir/

Hi, does anyone have any memories of Barford Street in Digbeth before the back to back houses were demolished in the late 1960's? Some of my relatives lived they until they were re-housed. Barford Street is still there, although it is mainly industrial warehouses now, however a couple of pubs...

More wonderful pictures of Stechford, I was walking down Albert Road today, it looks a lot worse.

That's an excellent picture gallery, thanks for sharing. I was surprised to see that the timber yard was a British Railways property. There is still a timber yard there today.

https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/harborne.htm

Do you remember the old station at Harborne?

I think Harborne reservoir was drained in the late 1960's.