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The Station Hotel (aka Market Hotel) and the Basket Wholesaler/Manufacturer were adjacent in Station Street, and both listed in 1890 Kelly's to Henry E Jordan.

The Station Hotel (aka Market Hotel) and the Basket Wholesaler/Manufacturer were adjacent in Station Street, and both listed in 1890 Kelly's to Henry E Jordan.

The Station Hotel (aka Market Hotel) and the Basket Wholesaler/Manufacturer were adjacent in Station Street, and both listed in 1890 Kelly's to Henry E Jordan.

I think Jordan's Station Hotel was on the corner of Dudley Street .... and was renamed the Market Hotel. 1890 Kelly's lists it with both names .... occupied by Henry Edwin Jordan.

The edge of the General Elliott Hotel building appears on the right of this photo of Station Street .... although the sign only shows the words "General Hotel".

Great story Mike .... and here's a picture of Claude Grahame-White descending over the factory to land at Bournville.

Following on from mikejee's post in the thread "Bournville - Athletic Pavilion - Bournville Lane" .... On 17 April 1911 a pioneering aviator named Claude Grahame-White flew from Hendon to Bournville to open an aviation exhibition. On reaching Birmingham he became lost, and landed briefly on a...

A photo (dated c1879) of Great Queen Street from the Worcester Street junction .... that shows the same location as the well known Alfred Freeman Smith painting (dated 1883).

The building advertising Ash & Newbold (whose premises are 5 doors below in Old Meeting Street) is shown on the right of this Worcester Street photo, dated as c1879. Its location is indicated on the map dated 1855.

Apparently Old Meeting Church was used by the Home Guard during WW2. Credit: www.staffshomeguard.co.uk

These Burne-Jones windows were also installed in the Old Meeting Church until WW2.

The Old Meeting Church had a set of Edward Burne-Jones stained glass windows, made 1910-1912. They were removed from the church during WW2 to protect them from bomb damage. In 1964 a number were acquired by Preston Bagot Church (near Henley in Arden), where they are still installed.

This 1855 map of the area doesn't identify the pub and bowling green specifically, but it does show extensive grounds south of Holloway Head around Chapman's windmill .... before the construction of Ernest Street and Florence Street.

A photo related to St Jude's Church, showing a church procession in Bristol Street. Ref Post #51 ....it again refers to "Saint Jude's Depot".

A picture of a Union Omnibus Company bus that ran down the Bristol Road to Griffin's Hill .... dated as 1880. The fare to go all the way was 6d inside or 4d on top. Credit: Birmingham Photography Archive.

Another photo of Smallbrook Street from photographer Henry Joseph Whitlock dated 1867. This view is looking towards Tonk Street (later Hill Street) from the Dudley Street junction. It shows the north side of Smallbrook Street from Number 2 .... the premises of Thomas Deakin, Tailor. It appears...

brummy-lad mentioned Crystal Palace on the corner of Smallbrook Street and Hurst Street .... later known as Empire Palace and Empire Theatre, and bombed in 1940.

Astoness: maybe it's the queue for Thomas Joyner's pork scratchings?

Here's a clearer copy of the photo .... taken by photographer Henry Joseph Whitlock, and tagged with a date of May 1867. Above the door is the address "25", and the name "Joyner". The sign above the window in Tonk Street includes the words "cured ham". Thomas Joyner is listed as a Pork Butcher...

I think this advert for St George's Commercial Tavern shows the entrance to Corn Exchange Passage from High Street .... and maybe a view of the Corn Exchange building in the distance. The 1849 Post Office Directory lists St George's coach office (shown on the left of the archway) at 45 High...