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Birmingham Town Hall

There was a time when the traffic could travel all around the Town Hall. Looks like chaos to me. Viv.

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The traffic used to go round the Town Hall well into the 1960s Viv. My bus stop was outside the Museum & Art Gallery which was by the last car on the right hand side.
 
Several historical events recorded in newspapers which have taken place at the Town Hall.

1906 - Chamberlain after the polls
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1901 - Two images following Lloyd George's meeting when he spoke against the Boer War
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1858 - Banquet of Dr Livingstone advocates
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Probably ! They all seem to be women. In fact I think it's all men eating on the ground floor. Viv.
 
Vivienne, there appears to be a number of women at the tables if you look closely. I wonder who paid for all that ? Eric
 
I had forgotten about parking meters as we live in rural Victoria here in Oz.
Was recently in Melbourne and was amazed that meters have gone and that I was expected to download an app on my phone to organize a bit of parking. A local lady told me to ignore it, which I did.
Who would have thought of such things when I was growing up in Brum.
Cheers Tim
Ps my spell check keeps telling me I grew up in Bum !
 
Hi Vivienne,

It's nice to see some of the old images of the town hall it brings back alot of fond memories, especially where music concerts are concerned.

In the past I've been there on several occasions for both CBSO classical music concerts (school visits) and of coarse rock & blues concerts featuring the likes of BB King, Fleetwood Mac, The Who, ELO (original line ups) to name but a few (good times indeed).

Lozellian.
 
Viv
No 1 Congreve St is listed as being occupied by Samuel William Suffield, chemist, tea merchant etc in the 1829 directory. In the 1823 version it was another chemist. In 1829 there is also listed a William Suffield, bookseller,in Anne St, though no number is given. Possibly it was the same building. In the 1833, 1839, 1841 and 1845 directories Samuel is also at 1 Congreve St, though in 1841 he is listed as Samuel Wilson Suffield, and in 1845 address is given as 1 Congreve St ,Ann St, so in 1845 he definitely occupied both sides of the building. In 1849 no 1 Congreve st is coffee rooms and there is no Suffield nearby. There is uncertainty as to how accurate the dates of these early directories were, the survey possibly being several years earlier than publication date in some instances.
 
Things were going well for the Allies in September 1944 it appears. The 'blackout' became the 'dim out' as it was anticipated air raids were unlikely. However on the 9th. the first V2 landed on Britain. The Allies were making good progress moving southwards deeper into France and northwards into the Low Countries. Pockets of strongly held resistance, such as the Port of Calais succumbed to the Allies and the Allies entered German soil, in the region of Aachen, on the 10th. The only real set back was Operation Market Garden, which centred upon the Dutch city of Arnhem.
 
Saw this glass case display at the Lloyd George Museum in North Wales last week.

David Lloyd George visited for a talk at the Town Hall and there was a riot in 1901!



They also have a policeman's helmet and whistle, plus a bit of wood from the Town Hall.

 
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