Birmingham's Working Horses

[Mark Tooze]

A group of Birmingham Fire Brigade horses. Was this Lingard Street ?
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No - I think this was Upper Priory St?

 

[Astoness]

A group of Birmingham Fire Brigade horses. Was this Lingard Street ?
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viv i think i have seen this before ..it could be lingard st from a different angle to this one but not certain at the min will see what other photos i have

 

[Astoness]

could be worth going throught this thread

Thread 'Birmingham Fire Stations'

Dec 8, 2012

Edit. Please note there is a separate Central Fire Station thread here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...ral-fire-station-hq.25493/page-13#post-585953

Birmingham Fire Brigade - Birmingham Fire Station Pictures 1955 - Part 1

Acocks Green Fire Station 1955


Bordesley Green Fire Station 1955


Erdington Fire Station 1955


Handsworth Fire Station 1955


Harborne Fire Station 1955

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[Vivienne14]

Think it must be Upper Priory as identified by Mike on another thread. But maybe pre-motorised vehicles? Or perhaps the horses were getting ready for a parade? I think there might be a vehicle behind them, but not sure. In any case an example of the transition to motorised engines. Thanks all.

 

[Richard Dye]

Think it must be Upper Priory as identified by Mike on another thread. But maybe pre-motorised vehicles? Or perhaps the horses were getting ready for a parade? I think there might be a vehicle behind them, but not sure. In any case an example of the transition to motorised engines. Thanks all.

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Any thoughts on the vintage of the top picture? The turn of the century bought a lot of development with/for motorized vehicles, if it were 1905 or so we would have seen these changes. Just thinking out loud! Great pics BTW.

 

[Vivienne14]

Police horses performing at Selly Oak Park.


Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[devonjim]

Until it was mentioned on a recent TV prog about heavy horses I hadn't realised that in 1930's Corona (Thomas & Evans) operated a fleet of horse drawn vehicles from their James Road Tyseley depot.

 

[Vivienne14]

Don't let's forget the Rag and Bone horses. What a contrast here in the horse drawn cart among the vehicles at Aston Cross in 1970.