digbeth

I just joined and it would be wonderful to have a connection again to past... or at least a push to the correct forum here. My name is John Faux. Yes really. I went to Ilmington Boys 1962 to 1967. Then onwards to an an apprenticeship with GKN in Derit End, Digbeth... 67 to 71. I them worked as...

Hi all, New to BHF so not sure if this is the most appropriate place to post this query... I'm moving into a flat in Abacus Building, 196 Alcester Street Digbeth (B12) and have been told the building is a 1930s factory converted to flats in 2006. Does anyone have any information on the...

The Golden Lion Inn is a Grade II listed building built around 1520 and is described thus, “The timber frame of the two-storey inn is filled with plaster and the ground floor is faced with brick. The main facade features three gables above herring-bone studding, a painted pub sign (1725)...

As you may all know, this building on New Canal Street in Eastside / Digbeth went on fire in October 2013. Walked past it today and got some shots of the remains!

Hi folks! I'm researching for a friend The Woodman on New Canal Street opposite Curzon Street Station. It may be going to reopen! He's interested in the history of the building and would particularly like to see interior photos and exterior ones before the surrounding buildings came down...

Hi Not sure if anyone has seen this, I had a look through the threads and couldn't see any mention - apologies if this is a repeat. The BBC are running a story that due to the HS2 (which seems to be controlling my life at the moment) they may have to exhume bodies from the Park Street burial...

I took photos of the Barn Street Diner on Barn Street. Is it a former pub? Barn Street Diner - Barn Street, Digbeth by ell brown, on Flickr Barn Street Diner - Barn Street, Digbeth by ell brown, on Flickr Midlands Pubs - Birmingham has for Barn Street:

In one of the shops in the Bull Ring Shopping Center there hans a destination blind https://www.flickr.com/photos/transport_photos/5709436563/ now i think that where they have hung the destination blind was is very close? to where the buse made there way into and out of the city, I think...

Hi all, my first post to the forum! I was surprised to notice that there appears to be some tram track in the road at the junction of Fazeley Street and Great Barr Street, Digbeth. From my initial enquiries there was a tram line that ran along Fazeley St and turned left into Great Barr Street...

I am most interested in hearing from anyone who is familiar with the above location. I am currently redeveloping the three victorian properties which form a substantial part of the main block where Rainbow pub is located. We are recreating old timber framed victorian shopfronts and would love to...

Yesterday two Midland Red Coaches were at Digbeth to help National Express Celebrate 50 years of Coaches running on the M1 I was there at Digbeth https://my.bus.photos.fotopic.net/c1774531.html I was not able to go on the run on the M1, I was able to video the two coaches so hopefully that...

I recently found that in Meriden Street, Digbeth there was a 'Basket Manufacturers' up until the 1920's. Apparently a Mr Hewitt owned it. I'm wondering about the nature of the basket making - whether it was wicker or metal - and what processes/patterns they did. can anyone help?

Hi I'm researching the Smithfield garage site, Meriden Street , Digbeth. Using Kelly's directories, I've found that there was a Basket Manufacturers there beforehand and also a Branch of the King Edward VI school. Does anyone know any details about these or have any images? Also, does anyone...