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The fair still comes to that location a couple of times a year.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/48465313@N00/8046496501/in/photolist-dg3p5i-dg3pwi-fxxz3i-fxMSgN and the Levis cup was mentioned on this thread.. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=41692&page=5

It was St Martin's Tavern/Hotel Jamaica Row..on this thread.. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=28955&page=43 you can also view it on this shot of Phyllis Nicklin's.. https://www.pbase.com/beppuu/image/81046986

Snow Hill, Britain From Above.. https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw053096 Is that the Theatre in the middle of the shot?. https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/eaw013569?search=snow%20hill%20birmingham&ref=7 https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw062660...

Here's another one by Mark but not the area under discussion but you would know this street Maurice...

Correct it's by Mark, second one is his though.

Good shot by ell brown of the area...

Before and after..Birmingham.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqIm0Bt_sWs

18th century Birmingham.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E-i36sZxOs

Snow Hill 1960.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECNBIRqESU0:emmersed:

The Green Room, ell Brown has it covered.. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/4112648763/

Here's one of my shots from the J qtr.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/13974995@N02/6176205022/lightbox/

I still love Brum and can't say I've considered escaping, my favourite streets to wander around are off Colmore Row, Edmund and Church Street etc where some decent restoration has occurred. Also the Jewellery qtr, Chinatown around Hurst Street and in the Suburbs Moseley and parts of Kings Heath...

Managed to get a decent google street shot of it.. https://goo.gl/maps/jy2PV

If Mike is about maybe he could check the old maps and try and locate it for us.

I found it, is it being used for anything?. Corals bookmakers across on Dudley road looks very old also and is just about hanging on in there.

Certainly looks like it, where is it?.

Yes it must have been as you suggest for the lock keeper etc. Regarding Greys it didn't really change in that area until it's demolition in the Eighties i should imagine. It became a Debenhams but in the Eighties every dept store closed in Brum except Rackhams and M&S and Debenhams/Greys was...

Yes it was, the building was for sale once and this was one of the photos the estate agents took.

Did you read the Norman Field post?, he said "Nostalgia is a powerful force" it is in my case anyway:abnormal:.. and i could just do with a wimpy grill now:pig:

I'm sure you've all seen this before but feel we should see it again at this point:excitement:.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxOR0QPq_0c