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Last few off this roll of film and we head in and around Cambridge Street, first up we have the National Indoor Arena ( NIA) still to be opened, picture taken January 1991and opened on 4 October 1991, fine selection of red and white barriers. . The NIA has changed externally since its opening...

This picture is perhaps the one which shows how it has changed down Broad Street, which once was a row of old shops and antiques stores has now become and row of restaurants and bars. The original building has been kept fortunately which has not always happened

Although we have seen this building before I think another picture would not harm. The Crown on Broad street with its clock tower although the walls of the ICC looming over it shows how it has changed around there. A quick look on Google street view shows how the frontage has been ruined and...

moving under the link bridge and a look to the left sees this view, something that you cannot see today, the chimney is there as is of course the Canal but the whole frontage has been covered by the leisure industry

Next an interesting view emphasising the high of the Hyatt Hotel, and also that the House of Sport / Registry office is still there. It took a number of years before it was removed. If you are aware of the current location you notice the road layout and the lack of tram tracks.

Next we walk up Broad Street, these were taken after the opening of the ICC but before everything started to be redeveloped although looking at the the building still there in these photo the redevelopment took 40 years ! First a general view of the ICC with the bridge link from the Hyatt Hotel.

next is a shot down Hockley Street from the corner of Vyse Street, I reffered to the " Ltd" on the wall previously. This row of buildings has more of a similar build design, and a large brick built building is very impressive. We can see that the second building dowen has had a doorway bricked...

still in and around the Jewellery Quarter and on a frosty day in January 1991 we have the Jewellers Arms Hockley Street / Spencer Street. on the left and then a wide variety of styles and shapes of buildings as we move to the right. We can also see the stepped roof line although the slope is...

Apologies if it has been said - what were the tunnels for they are at 90 degrees to the rail line and behind the old goods shed? and thanks for all the back history to the original photograph - what the forum does best

Finally tonight and another non descript view which is behind Key Hill / Great Hampton Street, c;leared site with a few empty building and metal window framed buildings. A few visible rooflines where placed used to be. .

Moving now to the corner of Hockley Hill and Key Hill, Harry Smith Ironmongers, Established 1824, icon of a building in this location , painted sign on the corner and around onto the Hockley Hill frontage, , large building but unfortunaly has now gone into liquidation with the signs largly...

Still in the Jewellery Quarter and a view over a wall but which one and what are we looking at ? We have a large blocked tunnel portal witha smaller entrance to the left, lot of derelict buildings and dumped rubbish , any offers

If we turn around in the previous image we come to this view - cast iron urinal, a once common and essential part of the street scene for some. Rather bland background which has changed these days with the Jewellery Quarter Metro station to the left of theurinal, which is still there but looking...

Very nicely done Mike, thanks

moving over to the Jewellery Quarter now - still the 19th January 1991, slightly wider view than previous of Frank Clissold in Vyse Street and the view of the side of the property, from this view you can see how large these buildings are, also note on the corner of the building there is just he...

Next picture is same location just slightly to the left and showing more of the viaduct and showing that there seems to be more road than anything else around here.

Moving on now to Roll 39 now , Bottom of Garrison Lane taken in January 1991, general industrial view , railway line running across the top of the viaduct and just behind the factory, and the clock tower right of centre.

I will put these last two together as one is rather poor but it leads onto the other - Bull Street from High Street, I am not sure it is particularly rare as I have a slide of a this or a similar location and if I have one then the rest of you must have seen one!!, The first image shows the age...

Moving onto Paradise Street now and somewhere else which has under gone change - from the centre building with the three eaves all the building to the left have disappeared and not for the best, another glass fronted box with no real architectural merit - not compared with what was there...

Back into the city Centre and the Waterloo Bar in New Street, love the large sign for Billiards, and the large portico which is an imposing look, top end of New street - is this where the RBSA is / was - hard to locate as all my reference addresses have moved - was going to say near the...