DawnMalham
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Hello, I am hoping that you could direct me to the owner / holder of this photograph please?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Bull Ring until 1920s
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Lovely Carolina ! Hard to tell what changes were made. Does anyone know? Viv.
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That's a big front wheel on the bike leaning against the water trough !! Viv.
Phil
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It's the bottom end Smithfield Market, which I believe used to be the cattle market and for a while in the early 1900's was used as an open market area. The photo is taken at the corner of Jamaica Row and Moat Row in 1901 looking up Bromsgrove Street. The Building on the right at that time was the London City & Midland Bank. This photo was taken in 1973. it could possibly be one of Mike's when he was photographing the area in the early 70's.
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I do not know which market the photo refers to so I hope this is the correct thread.
Radiorails
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That looks rather like the open air market in the Bull Ring.
Phil
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It is the Bull Ring open market outside the market hall entrance, I assume early in the 20th century.
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I have come across this picture and the only information with is the number 1812. Could that be the date/year of the drawing?? I am assuming it is the Bull Ring.
Yes Stitcher it's the Bull Ring and St Martin's Church depicted in 1812. This drawing is on the Getty Images site and it has (1887) in brackets. Apparently it's a print which appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1887.
Does anyone know if this means it was an old drawing from 1812 or does it mean it was a drawing depicting the 1812 Bull Ring produced retrospectively in 1887 ? Viv.
Does anyone know if this means it was an old drawing from 1812 or does it mean it was a drawing depicting the 1812 Bull Ring produced retrospectively in 1887 ? Viv.
Posted at the same time Mike ! V
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Thanks for that Vivienne and Mike. I am getting down these pieces of paper/pages now but a lot of what is left does not have much info with it.
Old Boy
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Hi All,
Referring to the photo at 125 and Vivs' comment at 126 I think that this is a penny farthing cycle. I doubt if it belonged to the old chap leaning over the water trough however.. A pity that the back wheel is hidden by the trough .
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The drawing of St. Martins (1812) is has all the appearance of the church in 1812. The tower was rebuilt later but in 1873 rebuilding of the main structure commenced giving, more or less, what can be seen today.
That's strange. Have searched for "Bull Ring" in Illustrated London News nd cannot find it at all. the search gives 92 hits. One shows a closr view of St Matins, with the Bull ring in front, but this picture did not turn up. Would have searched for St Martin's , but that gave over 1000 hits
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I have no idea about the authenticity of this drawing.
Revpost #140. Here's a photo of the page on the Getty Images site. It says the image aappeared in the Illustrated London News on 26 March 1887. Don't know why they give January 01 1887 at the start of the paragraph as well. Viv.
