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I have to say that the use of AI to sharpen my 1950s/60s blurred box brownie type camera images has been extremely beneficial but I was using AI on a Parliament Street image this morning and the result highlights problems that can occur with this technology. The image on the right shows an...

I couldn't find a thread for this street so thought I would start with this, almost Dickensian shop fronts.

To start this thread, not a brilliant image unfortunately.

This company was based at 35 & 36 Great Hampton Row. They now trade as Bodill Parker based in Tipton. The website says the company roots date back to 1860, certainly they are listed in directories from1867 to 1955 based in Great Hampton Row, the company is not listed on the 1964 directory and I...

EDIT: This thread was originally started by tuisitala but her post was lost. She was requesting an insight into the working life of her grandad (bargee). What follows was my response. Hi tuisitala, welcome to the forum, is this your grandfather on the 1921 census?

Found this quality image today dated 1948, caption reads. EAW017735 ENGLAND (1948). The Evered & Co Ltd Surrey Works, Smethwick, 1948. This image was modified by the Aerofilms Ltd Artists' Department and has been produced from a copy-negative.

An aerial view dated 1947 and map 1950s.

A couple of interesting youtube videos using AI reconstruction to bring images of Birmingham to life. Not sure if they have been posted before. The images are not exclusively from Birmingham but the majority are. They show that AI has legitimate uses unfortunately there are always people that...

Maps from 1855 and 1889 showing the impact of the railway and cutting of John Bright Street, in fact the whole clearance of this poor run down area.

This aerial view dated 1933 must be one of the clearest I have found on britainfromabove.org

A really interesting video which I think puts into words and pictures what a lot of BHF members think about our city as it is now.

St Martin's Street

I was just reading Lyn's post on the Park Road thread https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/park-road-hockley.19780/post-850289 Thought it was a useful tool for finding buildings that are still standing (well it was in 2024). A lot of character in this building.

There doesn't seem to be a thread solely dedicated to this road. Kelly's listing 1964 and partial map with house numbers 1966-1977 (rest of the map unavailable).

Corner of Spring Street and Springvale.

Posting this map of Cranbury Street (Nechells) for member Keith Belcher

Looking at Kelly's for 1955 & 1964 (I don't have access to the years in between), it appears that Whittall Street was virtually obliterated. Although Parker-Hale Ltd. is visible on both photographs I'm not convinced the premises were still occupied in 1963.

I can't find a specific thread for this so I apologise if there is one. Edited: Correct building number now shown for William Ford.

Before the Old-Maps website was lost to us I copied areas of mainly Lozells, Aston and Nechells. I am not sure if there is any copyright involved with these, perhaps somebody could advise me on this. I copied these because I needed information about the blocks of flats which had been built and...

My Gt-Gt-Grandfather had premises (rented I imagine) at No. 23 Temple Street, I always wanted to know what this shop would have looked like. This was in 1852 so very unlikely there would be a photograph in existence, I found this drawing on the odd fellows hall thread, the Mudie shop on the...