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H Samuel have not moved from the site, it's just the bridge that's gone. They have vacated the older buildings.

Here's another photograph of The Crown Inn from 1964. The window cleaners push cart was outside, as well as an Austin A40 Mk1 and a Ford Anglia 105E . The pub was nearer to the New Town Row end of the street on the north side. There was another pub on Lower Tower Street, The Malt Shovel, which...

I found this photograph recently, labeled The Wellington - Bridge Street West. However I can't find any reference to it. It is actually Bridge Street West, or elsewhere? If it is Bridge Street West which corner was it on?

You may wish to take a look at the book: The Girl from Guildford Street (Lozells) by Grace Caroline Holte. It is her recollections as a girl living in Guildford Street which crosses Gerrard Street, just a few yards away from 39. It's a good read.

Where was the photograph of 1655 taken, please (attachment 183296)?

Nine of Wake Green Road's 17 prefabs are being restored at the moment. The interiors have been completely stripped out and new foundations have been installed. All the sub-floors have been replaced and the original timber flooring is being replaced with modern equivalent. New fully insulated...

It's a Bond three wheeler. Quite common at the time as they could be driven with a motorcycle license, so the driver didn't have to take/pass the car driving test.

Thanks for your memories of working there. I'm still looking for photographs of the old Penfold Factory, if anyone has any.

Just to bring the tale of this "lost" Birmingham pub up to date: The old Horseshoe pub in Hall Green will be redeveloped as a Costa drive-through and Farmfoods supermarket after plans were approved. (from Birmingham Live - October 2022).

More than half are still lived in and I'm making enquiries to find out if any of the empty ones are likely to be opening up in September. I've been involved on the Heritage Open Days that they were open for four years up to 2019..

Those photographs are great - thank you Gary

The Old-Maps website is no longer available for free!!! This is quite a blow for folks such as us who used it for research and our personal enjoyment of Birmingham's heritage. No doubt there are alternatives (I'm looking now!) but I feel this is a sad outcome. D The National Library of Scotland...

I've just been looking at this as I'd found a photograph of Six Ways elsewhere and was trying to get my bearings. I spotted the Queen's Head Inn sign and ended up here. The Queens Head was in Gravelly Hill North where the BP Petrol Station now stands. The photograph in post #12 is the first...

I was surprised that no one pointed out that the photograph in the newspaper article on post #1,944 seemed to show the driver opening the door of a LHD bus! That's the newspapers for you. Here's a corrected version.

Originally the word was formed from the Greek pan ("all") and techne ("art"). The word was used for a place where furniture was stored. We tended to use the word for (as you say) a large furniture van, but in fact that would have been a "Pantechnicon Van" - the van used by the pantechnicon...

It's been 7 years, but the bank building and adjacent shops were demolished last month (July '21) to make way for a 28 storey block of flats. Sad isn't it.

1966!! Hadn’t checked that far. I suppose there would be two distinct markets for them even now, especially with all these equestrian Olympians out there. Then there is always another one.

I've just stumbled upon this thread as part of research into a "Walk Down Hurst Street". I was taken by Elliott Brown's photographs of the "Zair Works" building that were taken in 2011. Well, it is still standing, as it was on my 1889 map when it was shown as a Whip Factory. Doubtless this was...

I'm researching the history of Hurst Street at the moment and needless to say the pubs need special attention! Does anyone have any photographs, other information or memories regarding the Hurst Street pubs? Here is a list of the pubs that I know of - left & right assumes travelling south from...

The 3X trams stopped running on the 31st of December 1949. This photograph shows tram 692 outside the Aston Hotel at Witton opposite the tram depot. This was probably on or around the last day of service on the no 3X route. The chalked bus route number (64) was to let passengers know what the...