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Moving onto Roll 2 and a disappointing roll, basically a re shoot of Roll 1 with a few others added. First up The Old Engine Tavern or so the sign on the wall says, now Nightingale Knitware Centre, Great Hampton Street, we can see the area signs - Newtown in this case - , apart from the pub...

Probably the same picture I cropped it down to make it a specific property. and follow my narrative better.

Last building photo on this Roll and we have moved across to Sheepcote Street and this was what was formerly The Albion , as I am not sure where this building was, I am not sure that it is still there, ground floor openings all bricked up so looks like it days were numbered. An interesting row...

Remaining in the same vicinity, we have now moved to St. Pauls Tavern, on Ludgate Hill, lovely symmetrical building with the central plaque , nice selection of parking meters ( what happened to them) and the large chimney, property to the right has an interesting roof and skylight. Windows have...

A short walk back into town and we come to White Horse Cellars on the corner of Northwood Street and Constitution Hill, a very grand building with 4 entrances judging by the white globes ( can globes be square?) starting at the front with three storeys reducing to two at the side. Nice...

The next image is only titled " this was known as a pub called the Trees at one time", following on from the route theory I assume we are on Hockley Hill , with the one time pub undergoing refurbishment. Still retaining its corner entrance it seems to have has a lick of paint upstairs, but still...

Next we move across to Hockley and this is the Duke of York on Hockley and Key Hill, impressive building with leaded windows as was the style and two floors above, note the white M & B lamps above the doors.

I have posted a similar picture of this café on my own pages - ( I only remember because of the name!!) now known as Bobs Cafe - the description says this used to be a pub called The Globe in the 1940's 50's, on the corner of Powell Street and Camden Street, apparently closed for refurbishment...

We now have Birmingham Assay Office in Newhall Street, imposing frontage with entrance with columns and the coat of arms at the very top. While the front is columns and railings the side view has a more simplified look, upper floors have the windows and arches but none of the columns. This is...

A bit further along in Vittoria Street we have what is described as " an old house" again taken in 1989, two front doors with a large window in between - there is a large entrance on the right with two windows above and then next door the remains of a property, door and a wall. Seems to give off...

Back with another selection of pictures and a new approach - rather than looking at a roll and deciding " that looks good" I will start from the beginning and work through - also as we are on over 1200 entries posts and comments - we are starting to hit duplicates, I have decided rather than...

The other picture on this roll is of the Crown Stores, Monument Road - I believe we have had this location before but not this photograph which was taken in 1958.

Moving onto Roll 44 and only posted in case someone is noting the sheet numbers - all duplicates apart from a couple First up a Bus from the Transport Museum at Wythall Reg No: JOJ 976 - new 1953 Chassis: Guy Arab IV Engine: Gardner 6LW 8.4 litre 6 cylinder Gearbox: Pre-select Body...

Thanks Mike, you have just proved everything I said !!

Lastly on this roll, (that shows the number of repeats and duplicates) while not Strictly Birmingham, just over the border we have a couple of Birmingham icons taken from the early days of the Wythall Transport Museum. Apologies for the quality of the image - probably a scan of a photo of a...

This next picture is included more for show than of any interest - a few walls and a CO OP sign again taken in 1991 it is the old Co- Op taken from Lawley Street

This is rather a general image taken ( so I am told) from the top of Ashted Row, looking towards" town", the student tower blocks and the back of the University building can be seen. As usual there is a lot more road than buildings with cones and road closed signs to the front

The next image is a different angle of the same view and is interesting, on first look you would imagine that the old buildings running down to the right would be long gone and demolished or replaced - however a look on Streetview shows that the image is virtually the same bar a lick of paint...

Next we move over to Trinity Road and Witton Lane and The Holte Pub, still recognisable - although the area around it has been subject to to redevelopment. I am sure there is a mixed response to this picture dependent on the colour of your scarf !! The picture was taken in 31st March 1991, pity...

Next we have the Bulls Head, Bishopgate Street and Tennant Street, like the frontage of the building with the window surrounds and the lorry making deliveries - taken in April 1960, see also the metal frames windows next door and the old car around the corner