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I did a similar thing as you in the 1980s (but on foot), taking many photos around the Broad St area and capturing the changes to that part of the city with the arrival of the ICC, Symphony Hall. NIA etc etc. I then revisited the area in 2010 taking more photos. I posted all my photos in 2019...

One thing I love about this web site is how one topic can then lead on to another topic. This topic starts off with historic photographs from an airplane and is now talking about ice rinks and ice skating.

We always need to remember how many buildings Chamberlain knocked down to build Corporation Street and New Street. If he had not done that we would not have those roads which I think we all agree are an asset to the city. And how many buildings were knocked down to build the Council House and...

This is for the HS2 station out by the airport in Solihull. The HS2 station in Solihull will be quite a distance East from the NEC, Birmingham Airport and the existing Birmingham International train station. So it will need this long shuttle to move people back and forth between those various...

Thanks a lot for taking the time to take those photos all those years ago, and for now posting them on this web site. I went walking round Birmingham city centre today taking photographs (though it was raining so did not take many) but your photos are a reminder on how much the city centre has...

If you have a Google account, and are logged on to Google mail (gmail), then you can switch off certain features that track you. I am pretty sure you can only do the instructions below if you have a Google account (gmail) or a gmail account on your Android phone or tablet. If you have a...

Here is an image of how the area looks today (see below for the 1889 map for comparison). You can clearly see the railway lines (which run right across the modern image) and the canal (which run from top right to bottom middle) in the two maps. As you can see a number of roads in the area have...

First can I say think you to everyone who works on creating, maintaining and supporting this site, it is an amazing site and I promote it a lot when I meet people in Birmingham. Also a big thanks to warren for upgrading the server and keeping it running. I use this site every day, most times...

There are now a dozen or more hotels along and around Broad Street. Thousands of people come to Birmingham for the weekend (and at other times) and stay in hotels along Broad St. Also thousands of people come to events at Arena Birmingham (NIA), the Symphony Hall, Sea Life centre etc and work...

Here is Elmdon Park with the huge pond / lake at the bottom (the house would have been near the top of this photo). As you can now see the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) buildings now wrap round a large part of the park And below is Elmdon Hall Gate Lodge, as you say near the old entrance to the...

I go and walk in Elmdon Park now and again. Even though the hall has gone a number outbuildings still exist nearby which I assume were outbuildings for the hall, such as stables or housing for staff or gardeners. Below is a view of the area from Google maps. In the bottom right you can see...

Yes but Microsoft are gradually removing things from the Control Panel. The Control Panel on my Window 7 PC has 48 icons (set on "Large Icons"), My Windows 10 Control Panel only has 39. I think Microsoft are working towards getting rid of the Control Panel totally. Windows 10 is a long slow...

I have drawn a little map showing where this Upper Trinity Street development sits within the rest of the other Digbeth developments. (Edit - see area #5 on attachment) You can see the map and a description of the other Digbeth developments here...

>>>Does anyone know what this alarm is called? You MAY be able to turn it off as follows: Right click on the Windows icon in the bottom left and select Settings From the Settings window select the System icon in the top left From the System page select Sound on the left On the Sound page...

The Digbeth area will undergo major changes in the next 10 or 20 years, and this recently announced Upper Trinity scheme is just another on top of what has already been announced. As I have said before, Birmingham council have made it their aim to "push" the city centre out to the "outer" ring...

Went to see the Who live twice, but only after they were famous (once in their "Tommy" period) One of the "perfect" lineups in any band, magical they came together the way they did. Always loved this song, which seems so adult, even though they were between 19 and 21 at this stage. And what a...

As we have a user here called Sospiri................. We should put link to a lovely piece of music from Elgar......called Sospiri .

Everyone has heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber of course, but few know that his father William Lloyd Webber was also a composer. Sadly much of the music he wrote during his life was not played very much and he spent some of his life teaching music. Here is a beautiful piece of music he wrote...

View from above from Google maps where you can clearly see where Moseley station would go

I think what is most interesting about that photo above - reposted below (apart from the fine car) is what is BEHIND the car. You can see the sign for the Moseley railway station. The station closed down in 1941 during WW2 and never reopened. As a poster above says, there are plans to reopen...