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  1. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  2. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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.
  3. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  4. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  5. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  6. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  7. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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.
  8. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  9. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Thanks Mike, you have just proved everything I said !!
  10. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  11. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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
  12. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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
  13. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  14. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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...
  15. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    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
  16. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Back again with hopefully a new selection - after posting so many images they seem to merge together and you lose track of whether you have posted or just viewed the image !! Moving on to Roll 43 - which I know have some duplicates, I hope to avoid double posting . - if you notice I have please...
  17. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    another view this time to what has become the restaurant area around Regency Wharf, we can see how the buildings on Broad street used to look and how the towpaths in this area have also been tidied to make this a pleasant place to be. Much restored or sypathetically rebuilt to mirror the area it...
  18. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    For the last two picture we move a short distance to Gas Street to show the view before its was loved !! This view has now got canalside bars and restaurants, , and is a trendy drop in place for boaters, with the paths and bridges refurbished for the many tourists which travel the short distance...
  19. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Moving back up Cambridge Street and we come to the Prince of Wales, once a watering hole for the employees of the area it is now a stop of for Music "lovers" . Much changed from this picture in what has now become a leafy location. White frontage is now tiles ( where they always there?) and the...
  20. SteveBhx

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Next we have an interesting bit of wall and buildings behind it. Surprisingly unlike many areas this all still exists, wall street signs and the buildings behind , and now forms part of an office complex called Austin Court. Love the rook and the tiles and the many chimneys which due to...
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