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Max I think we are in agreement there. That red brick building - front left in Rupert's picture - is much more modern than the others surrounding, and I am certain that is where the People's Hall building previously stood. It may well mean that any photograph of that location which is more...

Lyn The references I have for those 2 pictures are WK/B11/4048 and WK/B11/5753. They are both described as People's Hall of Science. It could be that they are just copies of the picture that started this thread but we definitely need to take a look . . . . !! I didn't get as far as checking...

Peter I think our posts crossed here. I had been thinking much the same as you i.e. that maybe they altered the external appearance of the original building. But I am now as convinced as I can be that they never built that original building in the first place. T

Well - I just got back from another session in the Central Library and I am now quite confident that Rupert is correct in his post above - i.e. that the building as pictured at the beginning of this thread never was built at all. In the library index I found references to two pictures of the...

Thanks M Very interesting. Unfortunately the map doesn't show the detailed footprint of the building but I am guessing it is still the original one at that date. It appears to be such a substantial building that I can't imagine they would have demolished it just for the fun of it. But who...

Lyn I just tried Google Earth to see what is now on the corner of Lower Loveday Street and Princip Street. It's a bit unclear but the whole of that general area seems to be modern industrial buildings. If I can make it into the Centrral Library this evening I will take a look at some of the...

It's an intriguing quandary isn't it. The address given for Gill's the printers should definitely be "People's Hall". Those are the folks who were at that address right through to the 1960's (latterly Jenner & Gill) But I have to say I had wondered if somewhere along the line the old building...

I managed a quick look on Floor 6 of the Central Library today. The People's Hall is mentioned in the Local Studies index and it appears that in the Archive they have some correspondence from the original establishment of the Hall in 1840 AND a rule book. There is mention of something called...

Through most of the 1800's a firm named Greenway, Clive, Vale & Co. was trading from the People's Hall. I think they were lock makers. Then in 1912 I see a printing company named J W Gill trading from that address. I wonder when I was demolished? You would think that would have been...

How interesting. Thanks very much for that. That answers quite a few of the questions. But I'll still see if I can get back to some contemporary reports. At least see if they say who the architect was. It seems that Nottingham had their own People's Hall - built about 10 years later. But...

Phil Thanks - I can read that really clearly. It's interesting that the author wasn't aware of this building - because I certainly wasn't. At the very least I will check out the indices in the Central Library and have a quick mooch in Aris's Gazette. I feel sure that there will have been an...

I wasn't really looking for a new research project at the moment but this building has got me quite intrigued. The early 1840's was of course the time when the Chartist movement was in the ascendancy. William Lovett was one of the chartist leaders and he espoused the cause of universal...

Hope I'm not spoiling everyone's fun here. Had to do a bit of digging myself - never heard of this building before. But it must have been the "Peoples's Hall". This description from Showell's Dictionary: People's Hall.—The foundation stone of the People's Hall, corner of Loveday and...

Maggie You are absolutely correct that Birmingham's plague victims were buried in the Ladywood area - then of course just open fields. If you compare the old maps to the present layout it puts the burial area quite close to Gamgee House or maybe just over the other side of Alston Street.. On...

Wendy I suggested above that it might have been stuffed full of vitamins. But as I remember the taste with such affection it had occured to me that it might have been stuffed full of SUGAR!! T

Mike That's right - it seemed to have a taste and consistency all of its own. It obviously wasn't pure orange juice like we have today - but it was thicker than diluted "orange squash." I wonder what was in it? Perhaps we could rediscover the recipe and make our fortunes!! T

Can anyone remember this "nectar" that we used to have in early to mid-50's. (probably went back to the war years) I remember it having a gorgeous taste so I am wondering if it was some sort of Government concoction to ensure we all got a proper dose of vitamins. But how did it work? Did our...

Thanks Chucka - you're a star. I thought the Plaza, Handsworth was a strong possibility. It looks as if local group the Redcaps played as his band for the night and Denny Laine & the Diplomats were the opening act. I will do my best to see if there was any mention in the local newspapers i.e...

Thanks fellas I know about the 1965 tour. I am a bit of an anorak about this stuff. The Tamla Motown record label was set up in the U.K. in March 1965 and the first 6 singles were by The Supremes/Martha & the Vandellas/The Miracles/The Temptations/Stevie Wonder & Earl Van Dyke. So the 1965 tour...

I wonder if you guys can please help me with this. I am trying to find out when and where the 13 year old Stevie Wonder made a live appearance in the Birmingham area in 1963 (most likely August onwards). This was the first visit to the U.K. by any of the Motown artists. It was 18 months before...