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Picture from Broad St in November 1986 before they knocked the buildings down and built the ICC.

You can just see the orange fence on the right, which is the start the ICC development.

Some of you remember I posted loads of pictures of Broad St and the surrounding area, taken while the ICC and NIA were being built.
They were all lost from this site after the crash a few months ago. Luckily I still have them on my PC at homeView attachment 74704.

Very similar to the view posted by stircher in January 2012
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=30581&page=18&p=429781#post429781

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Five ways is close enough to be on the Broad street thread (I hope).
 
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This picture shows Broad Street close to the Five Ways end. About 1912-1914.
Writing with the photo also says the area was at one time known as Halesowen Lane Islington.
 
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Just after 1926, the Old Wharf was closed and most of the canals were filled in and the site was turned into a car park. Parking charges were one shilling for any part of the day or one and sixpence for all day. this photo is from 1931.
 
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All I know about this one is that it's Five Ways viewed from Hagley Road.
 
That's just how I remember Five Ways Stitcher. Used to do that journey along the Hagley Road daily when going to work. Thanks for the photo

Judy
 
great photo's as usual Stitcher, love the car park scene I should it is about the oldest one I have seen with so many cars, The 5 ways is exactly as I remember it too.
paul
 
Thanks for those comments Jayell and you too Paul, knowing that you look at them and the fact that you find a bit of interest in them is enough to keep me posting them.
stitcher
 
Stitcher I too think they are great. From 1962 until 2000 I have always lived Edgbaston side of the city and have travelled Broad Street so many times have seen good and not so good changes. In 1962 when we first moved to Francis Road just off Hagley Road we used to go to a cake shop just at the beginning of Broad Street (Pattinsons I think) and have the most amazing rum babas. One of my ancestors in the early 1900s lived in Fordrough Street and was a hairdresser off Broad Street, so its good to see how things were on Broad Street at that time. Pls keep them coming and if you do have one of Fordrough Street, that would be fabulous
 
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Justafter 1926, the Old Wharf was closed and most of the canals were filled in and the site was turned into a car park. Parking charges were one shilling for any part of the day or one and sixpence for all day. this photo is from 1931.
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Thanks for that photo of the car park. I remember that carpark in 1960 when I was at Birmingham College of Commerce which became the Registry Office. But in those days the cars were not all black. I have in my possession the old minute books of Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce which I shall lodge with the Library after their move. In the early 1930s there are mentions of several report that the Chamber submitted to the City Council about THE carpark (presumably there was only one carpark in those days). One comment was that drivers sometimes found it difficult to find their car so suggested that the car park attendant should write on the ticket the number of the row in which the car was parked. Another report pointed ou that the London Train arrived back in Birmingham at 5.35pm but the attendant went off duty at 5.30pm and so his hours should be lengthend to await the train.

And yes I remember Five Ways exactly like the other photo. Many thanks for posting them.
 
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All I know about this one is that it's Five Ways viewed from Hagley Road.
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and here's the same spot just a few years later at the end of the 1960's. From up above this one but facing the same direction. The Five Ways roundabout not yet completed so the memory of the original to regular travellers by then not distant.
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Ref #625, the large building on the right was built in 1963/64 by 'Wates' and my dad was the site clerk on the job.
paul
 
I cannot remember Carolina, but I know he was working there for about 2 years, he came straight from the 3 blocks of flats WATES built at welshouse farm Quinton.
paul
 
hi paul the photographer phyllis nicklin has several pics of a welsh house farm but it says its in harborne..not being familiar with over that way would you say it was the same one...

lyn
 
Welsh House Farm is geographically in Harborne but for local government purposes is in Quinton Ward. We have a lot of arguments about addresses this side of the city.
 
Yes it is Lyn for us in Weoley Castle we called it Quinton, but people from the other side call it Harborne, Lyn I cannot remember it was your self, or someone else who kindly offered to help me down load some photo's. I don't know if you are familiar with" Outlook Express" this is the e-mail server I use and sometimes it is an absolute nightmare. It will just delete all my mail memory to some where in my computor and I cannot find them, it did it again last night so I have no record of the old e-mails I have received since before Christmas so I apologise if I have't been back to anyone.
regards
paul stacey
 
thanks paul i thought it was the same place..like i said earlier if you look at phyllis nicklins collection of wonderful photos she has about 4 of the farm.. sorry i am not famililar with outlook express but i did offer to post any pics for you on the forum so long as you can email them to me...if you would like me to do this just let me know and i will send you a private message giving you my email address..

lyn
 
vfr.jpeg------vbc.jpegOSlers Glass factory was in Freeth Street Ladywood and had a showroom in London and another five spread across India. Osler Street School was named afer the successful company and was built in 1873.
 
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Bishopsgate Street junction with Broad Street 1964 I remember the bearing shop and Stamford & Mann the stationers.
 
I too remember Stamford and Mann but not in Broad St. Maybe they had a branch in the City Centre too. The building(s) with the towers next to Stamford and Mann are interesting, but I have no idea what they are. Interesting photo Stitcher. Viv.
 
Glad you like the picture Viv, the building that has you puzzled is/was the Immanuel Parish Church. 'The Magdalen Asylum for destitute girls' operated from the premises in the mid to late 1800s. The Magdalen Asylum mainly helped prostitutes to get out of their way of life and on to better things.
 
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hello - does anyone have any pics of Bishopsgate st from the Broad st end looking down the st. My grandparents lived close to the corner with Tennant st.
 
Thanks Carolina - I have this pic but thanks for posting. I know there is somewhere a pic taken from outside the Bull pub across to the corner shop on Tennant st - or there was, it may be lost.

Tom
 
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