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In 1940 Stevens Bar was on the corner of 149 New Street & 89 High Street. Could the plaque on the wall say Swan Passage?

Must have been similar to a Scopitone with 16mm film

Accordingly, five cars of the 301 class were converted to the single deck condition during 1917, the top covers being removed from car 375 in March and from cars 361, 367-8 and 379 in June. In May 1923 361 was fitted with new top covers without window vents. Info from: Birmingham Corporation...

As A Sparks says, there was a Labour Exchange there, and the floors above was occupied by Aston Cross Telephone Exchange.

The actual name of this pub is The King Edward VII Inn, it is written above the clock, and it's interior all mock-beamed and rough-plasterworked as 'The Ben Jonson' This photo taken by ellbrown and sent to forum 2019, with the new student blocks behind it from Aston University.

Many thanks for your replies :)

60 Hampton Street is now Hockley Social Club, from Kelly's 1972-73 I see then that the building was a Printers - Dams, Geoffrey & Lock Ltd. Can anyone tell me when the Printers closed?

Comment appreciated Mike, Back in 1818 there was only 45 Boot and Shoe Makers, 9 were in Bull St

Another Boot and Shoe Manufactory from 1852 Slater's

This is from Slater's 1852, as MWS has already said there are many Bootmakers in Birmingham, I reckon about 800, this is the page with Brummy-Lad's Gt-Gt-Grandfather, this is Page 5 of 8.

This advert is from the latter 1890's, with the 'Largest Boot and Shoe Manufacturers in the World' and I bet they sold a few shoes in the next hundred years!

This was the Bell, Edison Telephone building

From Lloyd in 2010' on a thread called 'Coal gas Bus 1933 It is one of these that was used in conjunction with the Gas department's experiments, No 60 (OF 3969), the highly compressed gas being stored in cylinders under the rear of the bus at a considerable 3000 lb/psi. The experiment could not...

Another photo of Guy Conquest, between 1933 and 1935 No. 60 was equipped to run on town gas. Photo from Birmingham Corporation Transport 1904-1939 by Ian Allan

Could be this one? My pic says 1965

Bulls Head Hall Green opens again after three week refurbishment https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/birmingham-bulls-head-pub-hall-green-4239221?fbclid=IwAR3arCLP4xwHalggAXD2eFh82i1YbTAGz2KwLTDZh2uE-dx3K7V3cn2Bv54

On 2 October 2023 Moseley Road Baths will close for swimming and all other activities, as the next major phase of work to the building starts. This phase is expected to be completed in Spring 2025. Works include further major roof repairs, the installation of a new renewable air source heat pump...

1941 & 1946 Oct 27th was on a Sunday

Think this is the same bus stop location, check out blocked up window