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The Industrial Revolution was significant in many ways for the world; but pretty was not a descriptive word that could be used where it happened. Still, I suppose that it was the single historical happening that produced most of us. I walked by those buildings twice a day, five days a week for...

Gosh! That's pretty much how I remember Dale End and every time I see these photo's now I yearn for how it was. A place of no distinction now. I probably rode on that 56 bus and before that the trams...another yearning. One of the key places in Birmingham along with the Bull Ring and Victoria...

Ahh..ok. If you measure the distance from that spot to where the old 'market cross' used to be at the top of the bull ring, you will find that it is exactly (almost anyway) 2 miles. As the crow fly's. Did not try the 11 to Wolverhampton. The two on the map don't seem to be a mile apart.

This milestone is not the same as the one in post #65.

The one on the right of the map says 2 miles to Birmingham does it not. I have no idea of the age of the stones, but the measurement used to be from the Market Cross in the Bull Ring. That stone also gives 111 miles to London I think. So the one on the left of the road would be 2 miles to...

I could be wrong but seem to think that one of the tram stops was called Bowling Green.

Nice to speak with you again and yes we have power, thank goodness. Several years ago I was involved in a study on here about Vauxhall Gardens and there were quite a few pictures posted by several members at the time. The pictures and photo's have probably been deleted now but were on the...

On the St Thomas plaque you can make out the windmill in Deritend.

I think it has always been there at least I believe I remember it when I walked by frequently over a half century ago.

No Viv, I don't think that one was ever built...if the other one was built in 1858. A study perhaps.

Milk was not always pasteurised and I thought that pasteurisation was used to prevent TB from being acquired from the milk. Not a bad thing surely. Steralised was used by my parents for tea mainly and it lasted longer before going off in days when the pantry was under the stairs and...

I think that it's a god awful frontage now by the way. Should be torn off and remodelled again. Would make a few great high ceiling condos if parking could be fitted in. Can't be more central than that and just a step to the Theatre Royal for entertainment....hmmm.... what could have been.

Great thanks. I think that you can see the older remains beyond the slab frontage mods. Even the lane cobbles seem original. Not bad for 156 years old, if correct, but the sidewalk needs a bit of attention.

Ok. Yes Google Earth...it's a free download utility but needs a bit of power these days. I used to be able to post pictures from this but have not done it for a while and now, on Window 7, I can't seem to do it anymore. Maybe someone else can go to the opening to Temple Passage and post the...

Re post # 1319. If you look on GE today I think a lot of this building still remains. Look down Temple Passage and you can see old construction that very much resembles this image. The frontage has been remodeled quite a bit ago but if you look beyond this, the basic structure could still be...

The upper corner room (middle of photo) was where the famous English teacher Osborne held court.

A well remembered contributor once said 'worst conditions anywhere' about this photo and it could have been taken later....sad to say. Imagine having to let your kids or grandchildren play in such god awful conditions now. WW1 was one thing but this situation was quite another.

I think that we, seniors anyway, know more about the first world war now, then we did when teenagers in the fifties. Sure we knew about WW2 and Spitfires and such; it was all closer but WW1 was too far away and old wooden spoke'd wheels were something from a different era. I can't say that I...

Well this is a very well conducted piece of investigation and I meant to reply earlier but it's the time of the year when lots of things have to be done. Added to this there has been a power outage for three days, which left us in the dark without heat except for hot water. Since it was below 40...

Maybe they were from those houses on Park Hill Rd., Actually it looks like the male clerks were writing down the purchase in order books for delivery later.