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The carriage building works on the Corner of Gas Street and Broad Street was engaged in the repair and manufacture of horse drawn carriages. The company was first registered as a private limited company in 1895 with H H Mulliner and W G Mulliner and A Du Cross as directors. W.G Mulliner was...

John Wright and Eagle Range are mentioned in my book workshop to the world p73-76

Having checked the Building plans with the help of archivist at Birmingham Library, It was plan 15634 for May 9th 1900 where Mulliners Ltd as George Kenrick & Son to prepare a plan for shopping beside the towpath of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. There were a ground floor, first and second...

Well done Moturn I have yet to establish the architect and it seems the factory building was enlarged, probably in the toy factory period Yet it is the Stable building which has the most heritage. How many canal stables remain in Birmingham? There are railway stables at Hockley Port. the former...

The image shows the new structures that replace 52-60 Gas Street Those interested to comment the application at Birmingham Council is 2024/03468/PA This arial view shows the buildings in bottom right

There is a proposal for replacing the Pinafore Factory building in Gas Street with a new set of high rise apartments that will again change the skyline in this corner of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. They intend to retain a former toll house but aim to destroy the former canal stable...

I recall the factory as being beside Forge Lane (east side) close to the junction with Holyhead Road and near the boundary which was the terminus for the 72 bus and the West Bromwich Football Ground. I have a note that the Unity Cycles constructed a new factory in Handsworth in 1929 On...

It is from a Sheffield Guide of 1879, and has formed a matter of discussion on another website. As noted the Midlands featured in various canal improvement schemes and canals continue to be altered to suit new infrastructure. In recent times new roads have led to alterations and canal...

Princip Street was, is, in Birmingham Centre close to the canal I suspect those living in Handsworth had connection with or worked nearby. However, I do recall a factory making Cycles for Triang on Forge Lane on the boundary with West Bromwich. Does any body recall that factory?

Edit - part of a post moved from another thread ..... I do recall a factory making Cycles for Triang on Forge Lane on the boundary with West Bromwich. Does any body recall that factory?

Workshop for the World enabled me to give a good account of the Birmingham Bedstead Trade. When I saw Irenas account of the Spanish Bedstead, I did think that I have seen that type of shape of bedstead in an an advertisement, but on checking notes cannot find a similar design However the...

Forms of ship canals were proposed in different parts of the country during the 1880's and later. Sheffield was one place where a scheme was suggested. This canal was to link the existing canal at Tinsley with the Don near the various steelworks which were served by rail. The number of weirs up...

The top image of 1949 is looking from the viaduct to Duddeston towards the Exchange Sidings and the lines on the right to Saltley and Camp Hill. Lawley Street goods is seen on the left and the stop block formed the end of the head shunt from Curzon Street. I once had to procure a white light for...

Vauxhall Shunt frame controlled the carriage sidings there

That sadly is the case and the existing building is not immune from alteration or a "crooked house" solution. Having escorted people around both the existing and demolished buildings when I worked at Curzon Street PCD, it would be sad to see any serious change.

As to the origin of the name the Digbeth Branch is spanned by this street. The Digbeth Branch was part of the Birmingham & Birmingham & Fazeley Canal when constructed to Bordesley Basin

As to dating the houses, I note on checking the ordnance survey that the first two show a single house on the Winson Green site, that is up to 1902 survey, on the third survey of 1912 there are two new houses side by side. So the inference is that the original number was retained for one of the...

Whilst a date has been made for construction of the HS 2 station at Curzon Street to start from a chronological point of view the work started earlier and the station site is exclusive of the viaducts which have been under construction for a lengthy period of time. New Canal Street has been...

I believe there is little doubt about what was envisaged for the building which is now grade 1 listed and the plans originally included offices , meeting rooms and refreshment facilities for the building that now stands, but how long, if any, there were offices there remains to be confirmed and...

The provision of canal houses for Birmingham Canal Workers may be traceable through canal records, but it is a complex trawl through records in different location. The cottage numbering scheme was introduced by the canal company in the second half of the nineteenth century. No 36 was built...