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Bomb damage in unidentified streets

Until October 2019 the damsdeepzoom.shoothill.com was http and showing as an 'insecure' site in browsers. Then like most websites they changed to https and the Microsoft Deep Zoom stopped working. Perhaps Shoothill have simply not configured it to be certificated as an https site.

I always had the impression that it was not a major part of Shoothill's operations. Deep Zoom was certainly a very useful tool for searching and viewing a large collection of images.
 
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What does the Library mean by "Re-writing The Book"? Which book? Or is it another type of meaningless comment by loved by officialdom? Will the book be accurate when re-written, or airbrushed?
 
Remember how it looked ... one of the best image search tools I ever used ... :)
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The photos were digitised and stored on a server somewhere .. and one wonders whether they still are on a server ?
 
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devonjim said:
Had a "winge" about this collection disappearing. This is reply from Library.
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Jim, if you have contact with Geoff Burns at the Library of Birmingham perhaps you could ask him where the digitised images currently are. Those links the Library supplied do not seem to have any method of finding the images. The links are also http and modern browsers flag them as insecure.
 
Vivienne14 said:
The Shoothill collection of photos contains many photos of bomb damaged streets which don't seem to have been identified. This first set #1 -#12 shows damage to non-residential properties. I've numbered each photo so that if you wish to comment it would be helpful to quote the number of the photo. Many thanks. Viv.

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Thanks for the photos Viv, especially of the tunnel. I live on Allens Croft Road and my great aunt told me of the tragedy of what happened there. I walk through it sometimes and just can't imagine what those poor people felt.
 
Vivienne14 said:
The Shoothill collection of photos contains many photos of bomb damaged streets which don't seem to have been identified. This first set #1 -#12 shows damage to non-residential properties. I've numbered each photo so that if you wish to comment it would be helpful to quote the number of the photo. Many thanks. Viv.

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#1 photo could be 100 Balsall Heath Road where my great Aunt Florence Irene Harrison and her husband Robert William Harrison were killed on 10 April, 1941. This is a pure guess but I know there home was just around a street Corner." Would love to find out...
 
Very sad Julie. What a terrible level of damage too. And thanks for your contribution to this thread. Maybe that will help to confirm the location.
 
Julie Treharne said:
#1 photo could be 100 Balsall Heath Road where my great Aunt Florence Irene Harrison and her husband Robert William Harrison were killed on 10 April, 1941. This is a pure guess but I know there home was just around a street Corner." Would love to find out...
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here you go julie although you may already have this info

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Robert William Harrison​

Robert William Harrison was killed on the 10 April 1941 at 100 Balsal Heath Road, Selly Oak. Robert was 74 years of age when this happened.

Additional Notes:

Raid 54 - 10th/11th April 1941 -From Marjorie Ashby’s notes in ‘The Truth Must be Told’ by Alison Gove-Humphries Raid began at 10.08 p.m. Districts affected: Fort Dunlop and Castle Bromwich. 2 serious fires at Fort Dunlop and at Steel Constructors Limited. Fire at W. Canning and Co. was speedily brought under control. Several other minor incidents. Casualties slight. Birmingham Mail -Widespread across Smethwick, Winson Green, Handsworth, Gravelly Hill, Castle Bromwich, Sheldon, Birmingham Airport, Solihull Lodge.

Relatives of Robert :-​

Florence Irene Harrison (Wife)




Florence Irene Harrison​

Florence Irene Harrison was killed on the 10 April 1941 at 100 Balsal Heath Road. Florence was 54 years of age when this happened.

Additional Notes:

Raid 54 - 10th/11th April 1941 -From Marjorie Ashby’s notes in ‘The Truth Must be Told’ by Alison Gove-Humphries Raid began at 10.08 p.m. Districts affected: Fort Dunlop and Castle Bromwich. 2 serious fires at Fort Dunlop and at Steel Constructors Limited. Fire at W. Canning and Co. was speedily brought under control. Several other minor incidents. Casualties slight. Birmingham Mail -Widespread across Smethwick, Winson Green, Handsworth, Gravelly Hill, Castle Bromwich, Sheldon, Birmingham Airport, Solihull Lodge.

Relatives of Florence :-​

Robert William Harrison (Husband)
 
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