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Last but not least Ross Ceramics on the corner of Farm Street and Villa Street, interesting building with three floors and a half timbered frontage at the top. nearly fell of my chair when I looked on streetview to see that it is still there as Farm Street Dental Practise with the timber work...

we now move back to the Lucas Building and another general view showing the shear scale of the offices etc. picture taken on a Sunday looking at the lack of cars -it seems the building was built in many phases looking at the styles of windows, square on the corner , metal frames arched top down...

Again we are still in Farm Street and I managed to find this building, church on the left and parish building on the right - everything past the white building has gone - very much surprised to see that these are still there as everything else is now been removed for housing.

Still in Farm Street but unable to tell you much else, this is described as "Industrial building Farm Street" three storey, brick built industrial building with metal framed windows. Is it me or is that crossing light very tall?

We remain in the Farm Street area and the largest building in the area, Lucas. Lucas had many building around Birmingham and the sports ground too on the College Road , but this seems to be the largest with offices and drawing offices, and everything else - 6 floors with massive floor space.

I have noticed a trend in these pictures over time the older pictures were of pubs from every street corner going back years all open and all looking good - now it seems to be all the pubs are closing down, here is another one, this is the Lord Byron, again in Farm Street, all boarded up but...

We have now moved to Farm Street in November 1991, the concrete wall panels with the barbed wire across the top, and that single storey building with the windows bricked up and the large factory in the background

We may or may not have had this picture before, I have searched the forum and only found two old images of this pub post by myself - so hopefully this is a different one. Still showing all its signs and M & B logos book looks like its boarded up,

Bit further down and we have the Golden Cross, corner of Lichfield Road and Rocky Lane, fine three storey building magnificent chimenys to support all the fireplace , plenty of glass and large lamps over the entrances, see the curved window on the corner turret and the crosses as a feature in...

Well Roll 75 was short - looks like he revisited site he had taken previously in Great Hampton Street and Lichfield Road not much different, perhaps a bit more graffiti and a few more posters. So Roll 76, still on Aston Road North, and we have Aston Cross Post Office, fine building, feeling the...

Unfortunately, if we only posted quality images most of the pictures would be lost - the person who took these pictures had the foresight to wander around Birmingham in the late 1980's early 90's and photograph what was happening both development and redevelopment - not always the best of...

We have now turned around and walked down Ludgate Hill to this building on the corner of Lionel Street, brick built with large windows on the ground floor and we assume high ceilings inside with smaller windows with metal frames on the higher floors , note the round windows on the top floor...

we are now at the top of Ludagte Hill picture taken in 1991, looks like a fire had recently damaged the building on the left doors shut windows boarded up _ looked on street view - it is exactly the same - nothing has happened in 30+ years !! What a shame that no one seems fit to refurbish...

We now pop around the corner to Barwick Street, an intriguing shot of the back edge of a the buildings, it was always an empty street rears of the building windows boarded up no visible entrance, but without the diggers it could be any time with the lamp, note the date above the door. While the...

Now onto Roll 75 and we continue up and down Edmund Street with the ENT Hospital ( Ear Nose and Throat) very dour looking building and not very inviting , I spent the night there once - rather surreal as I previously said I was working in the office across the road , so inhospital 30 feet from...

and finally on this roll we turn around and come to the White Swan, 134 - 136 Edmunds Street, doesnt look like it can make its mind up on style , brick build but has the small bay windows with the dimple window glass as well as small window panes. These days it has been split into two building...

we have now moved a couple of Streets to Edmund Street, this is 128 Edmund Street, with the To Let sign , I used to work for the council in the building to the left and all the time we worked there this office was empty - these days it is the posh end of town with solicitors office and tax...

We now move to the rear of the council house and to Church Street, we have the corner here of Barwick Street and this is the Eye Hospital, imposing brick building with the large plaque on the corner confirming the location , love the window on the corner below it. Has been refurbished and is now...

This final view looks up towards the Town hall showing the brick flooring and one of the hazards of working in the city centre, cutting bricks to infill the utility covers and making sure the surrounding all matched

In this picture we can see the sheer scale of the construction , pallets of stone slabs and the thousands of brick paviours all hand laid, does anyone remember the site dog with id and high viz vest?!