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40. Farmers Lock 1980 On the stretch of canal between The Parade and the "Long Boat" public house. 41. Farmers Lock 1980 Taken from the opposite direction from that of the last photograph. The Post Office Tower is in the distance.

37. Newtown puddle 1980s 38. Another Newtown puddle 1980s 39. Newtown swing, and another puddle

36. Bonfire Bonfire night in Unett Street, Newtown.

35. Newtown 1970s Another building awaits demolition.

32. Newtown Row 1979 33. Newtown Row 1979 These buildings were demolished to make room for the Post Office sorting depot following the movement from the MailBox in the City (where Radio WM are now) and the former Cheston Road sorting office near Aston Cross. 34. Newtown Row 1979 The...

31. Kids 1970s Newtown Birmingham

30. Dumped car A derelict Ford Prefect in one of the old streets in Newtown about to be "redeveloped."

29. Newtown 1970s The site of the demolished St George's Church.

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...