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This next picture I believe is now the Tap and Spile Gas Street, do you agree?. If you go onto Streetview find the Tap and Spile the door has a 10 on it and to the right is the distinctive opening with the round screen. Rather a difference from when this picture was taken, although judging by...

Thanks Vivienne14 - so I had a look and found the following - rather surprising they went to the trouble and don't bother having a look for the planning documents there is nothing on-line, may save someone time. 1996/04146/PA application_type_code FUL TYPE Full Planning Received...

This next image is included more for interest as it is rather washed out - my description says it is the former caretakers house in the grounds of Oozells Street School somewhat overgown missing tiles and windows and which didn't last much longer as far as I can see.

We have now crossed over Broad Street and come to the sorry sight of Oozells Street School, the picture was taken 2nd February 1990, there are lots of boarded up windows broken windows and missing brickwork , it is amazing to see the transformation to what is there today. One question the Ikon...

We now move onto Roll 13 first 6 photos are general shots of Sutton Park , first main shot is described as a new hotel due to open in 1990, As we all know this is the Hyatt Hotel , without the branding and with the work lift and scaffolding around the top part that juts out. Hard to imagine the...

Roll 12 + another poor roll only this picturea lthough is very interesting HMS Aston Villa was an anti submarine trawler in The Royal Navy so strictly HMT Aston Villa , it had a very short naval career - taken from https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6304.html History Completed on 4...

Finally on this Roll ( said there was a lot of rubbish!) this is The Speedwell, on Stockfield Road - taken in December 1989, another large scale M&B pub which seems to be boarded up on the ground floor although the first floor windows seem to be intact at that time. Has all the various pub...

First off Roll 12 , this is Kings Hall Market, and thats all I have sp I did a quick search of the pages on this forum and came up with the following - "it was on Corporation St. opposite to The Old Square. Knocked down to build Inner Ring Rd."...

Okay so we now move onto Roll 12, which I think we will only get a couple of images out of, there are a lot of poor pictures of postcards and I am sure you have seen these postcards before. It gives an idea of the variety and quality of the images we have .

and finally on this roll something a bit different described as an old air raid shelter in Long Acre off Austin Street. A rather substantial structure at the rear of Bristol Street Motors, again this was taken in 1989 so over 40 years old

Last couple of pictures off this roll and we have moved out of the city centre - this is titled church at Six Ways Aston taken on the 7th September 1989 , fine church, unfortunaly it been six ways there are lampposts everywhere. Fine brickwork, windows and steeple

Finally am I right in thinking these photos were not taken from the current car park but the funny angled one that was there previously? I only ask as this photo seems to show how the car park used to look all shapes and angles and not the boring flat box that is there now

We now look across Broad Street towards the Hyatt Hotel, to the right of the Hyatt not much has changed modern office blocks but to the left the view off in to the distance has disappeared completely, from the left we have the former Bank , now The Exchange and to the right of that is currently...

Next we are looking straight down Cambridge Street Tower Blocks on the right, ICC on the left and ahead we have a number of cranes and not much else - The Indoor Arena ( currently known as Utilita Arena) has just started to be built and another step in the changes to the city centre and it...

We now move to the other end of the car park and the view up Cambridge Street and even though this was taken in 1989, the view has changed beyond belief- no more car parks , the gardens and the Library have replaced them the Rep has had a lot of work done to it - it has been re clad and look a...

starting off where we left off, on top of a car park rear of Baskerville House, this time we are looking at the canyon between Copthorne Hotel and Baskerville House at the end is a wall of office blocks and the windswept bridge that connects Broad Street with the City Centre, sharp contrast...

Same location but a move to the left we have the shops on Summer Row and a look down Lionel Street, there is the Shakespeare Inn on the corner, the College of Food ( Catering and tourism) Post office tower with the Telecom symbol,

Moving to Roll 11, an informative description, "around town in 1989 from the car park rear of Baskerville House. " this covers a number of photos so a use of prior knowledge has been used . For a picture that is not that old so much has changed, looking to the left end of the Copthorne Hotel...

Last one off this roll and this picture is included for interest as it was on the roll and for the extremely remote possibility that someone on the picture is recognisable. No idea of school, age or era thatthis was taken but it was obviously a class of " characters" with some not happy at...

This is Farm Street and my best guess at the pub name is Fenton / Benton Arms (?) love the layout, central door large leaded glass window and a door, left side has two door right has one - same on the first floor four windows to the left , three to the right. Roof is interesting pointed gable...