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I've often wondered about the history of this building on Pershore Road, Stirchley. It opened in1912 as the Empire Theatre. and was taken over by ABC cinemas in 1932 but closed in 1943. It later became a garage and is now used by Enterprise Car Hire.

Harborne Police Station Well you learn something everyday! Harborne Police Station [the Rose Rd one] is now also. history. Must have passed me by. I don't think it's been mentioned on the Forum? The former divional HQ was closed in Oct 2023, put on sale in 2024 and acquired by Spitfire Homes...

Came across this invoice from Charles Cartwright & Sons dated 1893 for sale on Ebay. From 1846-1866 Charles Cartwright & Sons operated from 22 Edgbaston Street. By 1875 [advert] there was a showroom and warehouse at no 15. By 1869 a subsidery company was operating from Cumberland Street which...

Came across this on ebay and couldn't resist posting! Advert from 1918. Highgate Park Works was situated in Alcester Street but cannot trace location or much information about the factory. Josiah Isaacs must have had some success as he took out patents in the USA and Australia. This is part...

I was walking up Heathfield Road, Kingsheath yesterday and noticed this building. [Screenshot from Google Maps in 2017]. It looks Edwardian? Does anyone know anything about its history? Kellys Directory for 1940 lists 23-31 as TASCOS. Anyone know if this is the building. It swas convderted to...

Came across this Edwardian phot on ebay and thought what a gem it is. The old police station on the left and the row of lovely cast iron posts for supporting the tram powercable. Single track. I really appreciate these old street scenes as built before"improvements" to them

Newton Road, Sparkhill. Fielders Tea & Provision Store. Corner shop? But which corner? Cannot trace on Streetview but so much changed.

I attend St Albans Church in Highgate and have often wondered about this building in Coneybere St near the church and decided to check it out. It turns out the factory is a modern example of Birmingham success - Barkley Plastics. The History of Barkley Plastics started in 1963 when John...

I don't know if forum members generally know ..............but I didn't until today! On checking a road in Hall Green I noticed via a box in the top LH corner that there were 8 different street views at different dates. Also checked a main road near us and there were 15 views for dates from...

This is Woodbridge Road in Moseley about 1905. I don't think it's been posted before. Classic Edwardian street scene. The Trafalgar Hotel is on the right. Building still there but renamed the Patrick Kavanagh. I do wish they would leave pub names alone - 100 years of history changed! The tall...

Early aviation in Birmingham started with the founding of the Birmingham Aero Club in 1909. In 1911 they moved to a field on Billesley Farm. While researching the Prosser family of St Agnes Road, Moseley, I discovered that young Edwin Prosser was an early member of the Birmingham Aero Club and...

This building is on the corner of Maypole Lane/Highters Heath Lane B14. The picture shows the front [office block etc] - the factory is to the rear and wasquite substantial. My wife who lived near the Maypole said that it was known locally [1950s] as the Eiderdown Factory. We still have...

I know Birmingham [BCC] is in financial meltdown but have just read the proposals for community libraries. The council plans to turn 11 of the existing 36 venues [ie community libraries] into joint 'library and neighbourhood advice service hubs' - putting the other 25 under threat. That leaves...

And another bites the dust.................... We have long enjoyed the taste of Flora Original on Bun Loaf [aka fruit loaf] and similar. Just like butter. Can't remember how long it has been around but a long time. Anyone remember? Bought some last week. Still labelled original but it isn't...

Boundaries; random thoughts The changes to city boundaries has been touched on in many posts over the years. I got interested in this topic when researching the Wake Green estate which is the area around St Agnes Church, Moseley. The map below sums up the growth of Birmingham [apols. if it has...

The Wake Green Estate in Moseley [centred around St Agnes Church] was owned in the early 1800s by one Joseph Dyott [hence Dyott Road] a brush manufacturer with premises in Bradford Street. The estate was bounded by Billesley Lane, Wake Green Road, Stoney Lane [now Yardley Wood Rd.] and what is...

For a few months I have been driving down Moseley Road to Highgate and have been intrigued by the tall, obviously old, chimney stack towering over Haden Street. I made a detour today to see what it was. It's sited in the middle of the factory complex of Llewellyn Ryland Ltd. which is a very old...

As well as a lot of good old products vanishing from the shelves, it disappoints me how many traditional products have been "bought" up by big companies and immediately altered for the worse. HP Sauce was never the same after taken over by the dutch - darker & doesn't taste the same. Brillo Pads...

Came across this on the bbc news website; banksy art in the Jewellery Quarter: sadly quickly vandalised.

Famous People of Birmingham: Alan William Napier-Clavering (1903-1988) Alan Napier, as he was known, was an English actor who was born in "Kings Norton" [actually Harborne where he spent his childhood]. He was related to Neville Chamberlain & the Kenrick family. He trained at the Royal Academy...