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1873 Street Map of Birmingham

And some suppliers made a very handsome profit !

Wondering if there were many brickworks around (what became) the city centre in the 1870s ? There were plenty in the suburbs. I expect a significant number of ready made bricks were transported in via the canal system (?) As well as sand from the suburban sandpits ?

And I don't suppose Birmingham could be called a 'city' until St Phillip's became a cathedral in 1905
 
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Thanks Janice. Nice to see Birmingham's good reputation recognised. Expect Prince Albert had a hand in/was consulted on granting the status with his personal focus and interest in innovation, science, industry and the arts. Prince Albert would have been very aware of Birmingham's innovation/science etc as he paid a visit to an exhibition at Bingley House grounds which, most likely, subsequently influenced his efforts to establish the Great Exhibition.
 
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brummy-lad said:
Can you imagine the frantic building activity in Birmingham in the late Victorian era, must have been incredible, it makes you wonder where they sourced all the building materials.
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john what i like about this map is we are able to trace hockley brook both ways...it seems that where ever i lived growing up i was only a feet yards away from it

lyn
 
Astoness said:
john what i like about this map is we are able to trace hockley brook both ways...it seems that where ever i lived growing up i was only a feet yards away from it

lyn
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One of my favourite images is the one in Newtownrow where they are repairing the walls of the brook underneath the main road.
 
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