Albert Street Digbeth

[horsencart]

I think that this shot may be of interest (or not) it is of a Metrobus times 5 ( the bus was built in Birmingham ), the bus has long been scrapped, the road that the bus is on (Albert St) has long since gone, the café to the left Rosas Café (one of the better Café,s ) has also gone,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/8405889336/in/album-72157632247797007/

 

[horsencart]

Another view of the now departed Albert St, note the Birmingham built Metrobus and a fun fair that was opposite Rosa's Café, the road junction in the photo has also gone https://www.flickr.com/photos/dofartshavelumps/8402736916/in/album-72157632247797007/

 

[horsencart]

The Set Stones/Cobbles were taken up from Albert St, I do no know if there are enough stones? in Freeman St to make it worth while ? this a view of Albert St with the street light still in position but the road set stones and the Pavement stone had been lifted and sold on

https://flic.kr/p/dXLU4d

 

[Astoness]

crikey when did that happen....i thought albert st was still there

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4...4!1sVkux0gAUNFfNorrfZJot6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

lyn

 

[sospiri]

Oh my goodness Lyn, if that is Albert Street, I would never recognise it in a million years. Sacrilege!

Maurice

 

[horsencart]

Nope the Albert St that has gone was the other end near to Curzon St the next Road to go will be Park St this was one of the oldest roads in Birmingham

crikey when did that happen....i thought albert st was still there

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.4...4!1sVkux0gAUNFfNorrfZJot6g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

lyn

 

[Astoness]

oh right i didnt realise there were 2 albert streets so close to each other

 

[Vivienne14]

But presumably the 2 Albert Streets were all once one street ?

There’s one house left in Park Street - number 90. Have set up a thread here http://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/90-park-street.49140/

Viv.

 

[Astoness]

yes of course it was viv...i must pay more attention...

 

[Vivienne14]

I had to look it up Lyn as I wasn’t sure - the place is so flattened it’s difficult in some cases to work out where the roads once were. Viv.

 

[ellbrown]

This section of Eastside City Park from The Woodman to Park Street was part of Albert Street.





As was the section near the Clayton Hotel (formerly Hotel La Tour).

 

[horsencart]

This footage of the 101 terminus is where the hotel is now (I suspect that the terminus was the other side of the hotel ) the bus would have run in Albert St

https://flic.kr/p/cTRLUf

 

[Astoness]

thanks horsencart i now think that albert st deserves a thread of its own and to keep this one on topic will move relevant posts to new thread

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

Albert Street in the 1950s. Looking towards High Street. Viv.

 

[Radiorails]

Tram route 90 went to Stechford, from Albert Street, via Fazeley Street. (The 84 went to Stechford via Coventry Road). The routes ceased in October 1948. The 90 was replaced by bus route 53 and the 84 by bus route 54.
Tramcar 378 built 1911 and lasted until 1950. The man in front of the tram (the driver?) is changing the switch in favour of the trams direction.