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The brick viaduct at Parkhead replaced a an earlier timber structure built to the design of i K Brunel. but made under the supervision of his successor, John Fowler CE. The modern image shows work being done on the viaduct for the Metro Extension to Brierley Hill

The Census of 1851 shows the original building and extension as being occupied by guests and staff yet there was also a meeting room or rooms. The building seems to have been a principal hotel in Birmingham, but as stated later became goods offices. Whilst the London & Birmingham Railway...

This scheme suggests the enlargement of Moor Street and two new platforms there A & B it would appear The Midland Connect website adds further details Other plans for engineering upgrades include: Snow Hill platform 4 Moor Street platform 5 Improvements around Kings Norton-Barnt Green Stoke...

There was a royal visit to Birmingham where a cycle arch was erected. The Birmingham Cycle Trade was then an important employer, but where and when was the arch erected?

This long established company established a depot at the end of Northcote Road Stechford in the 1920's They had depots in Edinburgh, London and Manchester. The business was the supply of granolithic pavement which was a cement mixed with a hard stone including granite but they also made...

in 1841 the Grand Junction Station buildings faced Curzon Street whilst the London & Birmingham building had its entrance from New Canal Street. Camp Hill Station, Birmingham & Gloucester Railway was also in existence by then. The railway from Camp Hill to Join up with the London & Birmingham...

The transport talks continue with a railway talk on 18th November 1400- 1600 for those interested, on the 3rd Saturday in December will be a talk about the Roman Waterways in Gloucester, The 3rd Saturday of January will look at the Chester and Holyhead Railway, in February the topic will be the...

Contractors are now digging out the channel in order to restore the canal

Here are two ordnance surveys 1902 and 1938. The second seems to show the Bowling Green 1902 1938

The damage near Shortwood Tunnel has led to a long term closure of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. The forces of nature can wreak havoc on the canal network which has repair cost implications. As funding declines the network is is jeopardy -

After looking at several trade directories the term Yardley Arms Hotel appears later, which again raises the question when the Arms changed location. Assuming the 1912 ordnance survey is correct that would have been previous to that year. That change might be linked to Mitchells & Butlers The...

The original Yardley Arms has been said in some accounts to be a coaching inn, and perhaps its full history requires scrutiny. There was a picture in an early Photogram, which showed the laboratory and which led me to make an entry in my book Workshop to the World, Sutton Publishing 2006 page...

The History of the Yardley Arms reproduces the first ordnance survey where the Yardley Arms was opposite to the present now closed public house. That map, and the second o/s shows a separate group of buildings that by the 3rd o/s had become the Yardley Arms. As to the previous owner, of the...

When Moor Street Station was improved the adjacent goods sheds were removed. With the Hub, there is the proposal to link the Camp Hill line with Moor Street what will be lost when, or if that was done? When they built Millennium Point they removed a heritage railway stable block It would seem...

The Criterion was a firm which supplied photographic materials to the trade and had different titles over the years. Their Stechford premises in Albert Road lasted until 1970, but suffered a serious fire in 1969. They moved their business to Bletchley where they were involved in photocopier...

The Hub still seems to be going ahead as per recent posts, it will be of interest to see what is chosen for development

The Midlands Rail Hub promises new railway links in Birmingham and elsewhere Their plans for a modern rail network for the Midlands The Midlands Rail Hub proposes building two ‘chords’ as well as 11 further engineering interventions throughout the region to deliver a massive step change in rail...

This storm has caused havoc to transport across the country. Flooding has caused serious damage and the Canal & River Trust has recorded damage to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. There was a land slide at Shortwood Tunnel which had led to the canal being closed there.

The collapse of the Buckingham Group has affected station development, but with Keir taking over their railway works it seems that work will restart at Darlaston and Willenhall stations. The London Northwestern Railway gave already diverted some services to call at Tame Bridge Parkway Station.

Steve gave a valuable talk which covered early wooden railways and the iron plateways, It was aspect of transport that was often forgotten