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  1. brummy-lad

    Sand Street, 1960

    An aerial view from 1950.
  2. brummy-lad

    Sand Street, 1960

    I think this is the photograph originally posted by our dear friend Maurice and lost when the site was hacked.
  3. brummy-lad

    St. Mary's Row, Gun Quarter

    Aerial views from 1921 and 1950.
  4. brummy-lad

    St. Mary's Row, Gun Quarter

    Rear of Nos. 9 to 11.
  5. brummy-lad

    St. Mary's Row, Gun Quarter

    The image in post #1 has been labelled incorrectly, in 1921 William Ford was at No. 15 but in 1964 at No. 7a. I will edit post #1
  6. brummy-lad

    St. Mary's Row, Gun Quarter

    Nos. 1 to 5
  7. brummy-lad

    St. Mary's Row, Gun Quarter

    I can't find a specific thread for this so I apologise if there is one. Edited: Correct building number now shown for William Ford.
  8. brummy-lad

    Happy Birthday Astoness (Lyn)

    Happy Birthday Lyn, hope your day is really special.
  9. brummy-lad

    Court 18, Lancaster Street

    Some nice images here https://mappingbirmingham.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-gun-quarter.html
  10. brummy-lad

    Court 18, Lancaster Street

    An 1890s map showing the houses before the factories took over.
  11. brummy-lad

    Court 18, Lancaster Street

    There are a few images, if you put "st marys row" in the search box you will find them.
  12. brummy-lad

    Court 18, Lancaster Street

    Hi Steve and welcome to the forum.
  13. brummy-lad

    lee bank

    An interesting photograph which obviously has a story to tell, looks as though a house has been demolished which probably had an entry to the courtyard behind, perhaps a gas explosion or fire. The amount of new brickwork on the right suggests that the door was in that position.
  14. brummy-lad

    Nechells Peter Donnelly Picture

    What a cracking image of Dunton Road.
  15. brummy-lad

    Happy birthday JackiePritchatt

    Happy Birthday Jackie, hope you have a great day.
  16. brummy-lad

    Dog Inn, Spiceal Street, Birmingham

    Hi Walker2024, welcome to the forum. There is some information here (post #42). https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/pubs-and-inns-of-bull-ring-and-market-areas-from-1940s.40256/page-2
  17. brummy-lad

    Maps of Birmingham 1966-77 with house numbers

    Before the Old-Maps website was lost to us I copied areas of mainly Lozells, Aston and Nechells. I am not sure if there is any copyright involved with these, perhaps somebody could advise me on this. I copied these because I needed information about the blocks of flats which had been built and...
  18. brummy-lad

    Brearley Street Newtown.

    Aerial view of Brearley Street showing 9-15 but frontages rather obscured.
  19. brummy-lad

    Does anyone know which pub this was?

    I think you’ve nailed it Viv, I looked everywhere for images of the interior and you managed to find one. It’s reasonably conclusive given that each window has 5 vertical panes of glass just like the original photograph. I’m convinced now that it was Bingley Hall.
  20. brummy-lad

    Does anyone know which pub this was?

    I never noticed this before but it appears that the ceiling is tongue and groove boarding with a reflection of the window as Mike has said.
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