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28. Newtown in the rain 1970s

27. Newtown 1970s An ATV (now Central) outside broadcast van pays a visit. Neither of us can remember the occasion.

26. Newtown shops 1970s

25. Newtown sculpture 1980s

22. Wheeler Street 1970s with Newtown high rise housing as a background.

21. Miller Street 1960s From the car park of the old Newtown Shopping Centre towards Miller Street. The car pulling out into the main road is an Austin A40 (the same engine and chassis as the famous Morris Minor 1000). I learned to drive in one of those.

20. Newtown From the car park of the old Newtown Shopping Centre towards Miller Street. The car pulling out into the main road is an Austin A40 (the same engine and chassis as the famous Morris Minor 1000). I learned to drive in one of those.

19. Young sweeper 1960s Photographed in the Newtown area near Frankfort Street and Summer Lane. The existence of these small shops was helped by Retail Price Maintenance, which meant that the price of an item was the same wherever it was purchased, so shops could stock just a few items bought...

17. New John Street West New John Street West near its junction with Summer Lane. 18. New John Street West Near the traffic lights at the junction with Summer Lane. The foreground building had been St. George's Laundry.

16. Lucas demolition Taken during the demolition of Lucas's, the car component giant, in Newtown.

13. Wellington Road Near the Perry Barr traffic island. In the centre two shops, Pettit's began, probably the best stocked stationers for miles. They later moved a couple of hundred yards to the island to a modern showroom but sadly didn't stay in business much longer. 14. Wellington Road...

12.Aston Hippodrome Sept 1980 The demolition of Aston Hippodrome finally led to this once-lively area being covered in the Dreary Blanket that has been steadily creeping over much of north Birmingham for around thirty years. On the right was the shop of Mr S Betteson Coombes, the optician from...

11. A Tessina candid 1960s in Birchfield Road, near Six Ways.

7. Six Ways Aston 1979 The old shops in Aston High Street at Six Ways at night. The building to the left of the three stylish upper windows was originally a branch of the Birmingham Municipal Bank. 8. Six Ways Aston 1979 The same shops as the last photo, but in daylight. 9. Six Ways Aston...

5. Freer Road At the top of the road, facing the junction with Hampton Road. The houses on the right of the photo have since been demolished and replaced with more modern structures. At left of the photo, through the alley can be glimpsed the rear of flats on top of the shops in Birchfield Road...

2. Freer Rd renewal 1980s Numbers 136 and 138 Freer Road undergo urban renewal. I spent quite a chunk of my childhood playing in the back garden that is visible down that entry there.

1. Freer Road A bit of urban renewal in progress. An old type bay window (like the one in the foreground) is being replaced by a more 'modern' type (like the shallower bay, next one along). The tenants were all moved out while the renovations, which were very thorough, took place, but they were...

The Keith Berry Photo Archive A selection of his scanned photographs and slides together with his accompanying notes taken between the 1960s and 1990s, in and around Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Smethwick, West Bromwich and Walsall. Old Birmingham Page 7

I popped out to Key Hill Cemetery today to look at the bluebells, it did not disappoint:

The value of the land would have well exceeded the income form the site as a cinema