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City Centre Photographs

in the pic looking towards Dale End along High Street. I thought that the Beehive Warehouse which is in the distance was down towards the bottom of ALBERT STREET. ? or was there 2 branches ?
 
Chris B said:
in the pic looking towards Dale End along High Street. I thought that the Beehive Warehouse which is in the distance was down towards the bottom of ALBERT STREET. ?
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I think there's an arrow underneath the name Beehive which points in the direction of Albert Street which is just out of view on the right. I would imagine the advertisement had to go when the big "Preedy's" nameboard went up in its place on that corner of High Street/Bull Street/Dale End.
 
Thanks for the picture stich;
looking at the pict; and seeing the two men pushing the old wicker basket hand cart emediatley reminded me of the old penny winkle chap
whom every sunday came along lichfield rd and up the courts and terraces shouting penny winkles one penny a pint
he came up our terrace cromell terrace next to thompsons the slaughters and butchers shop on the lichfield rd with out fail
our terrace was one of the big terraces and our old man used to say our mother get those two juggs out and asked him for the two pennies
worth ; wilst 6the brother or myself used to run out to him and mother would hand out safety pins out to each and every one of us
ready for when we got them in the house ; this is the firtys and early fifties as well; ; thanks stich ; astonian;;;;
 
Asonian, it is always great to read your comments about times past when a picture jogs your memory.
 
Asonian, it is always great to read your comments about times past when a picture jogs your memory.
I do not not know how I managed that, could a mod delete this one please.
 
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#982, great photo's of Brum, as usual, just as I went into the army its how I remember it, had't realised that "Traffic Wardens", had been around for 50yrs though, photo 1.
paul
 
Yes Paul, it must be hard for a younger person to believe it used to be like this.
 
Navigation Street. 1949.jpeg,,,,,Navigation Street..jpeg.....zz1.jpegAbout 1949
These are taken in Navigation Street, I drove the buses from this terminus along the Bristol Road to Egghill, Rubery and Rednal, it was a bit different then though.
 
1875. New Street..jpeg 1875.
This is from todays newspaper, the text says the pic was taken before Corporation Street existed.
 
1930 near the General Hospital..jpeg 1930.
This scene is/was near the General Hospital.
These blocks were mentioned on the forum a long time ago and I do remember the blocks being used for a few roads in the City but this picture is a block footpath being laid.
 
I have been trying to remember exactly where I saw these - my husband remembers them too, but he cannot think exactly where they were.
 
Avenue road,in Aston was partly wooden blocks,they were there untill i left Aston in 1971/1972,they were at the rear of St Mary's up towards Aston Road.
 
I put this photo in the Greys thread but maybe it can also go in this thread. I remember Bull Street when it looked like this.
 

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A few comments regarding the last few posts. Lloyd, I remember those rubber blocks in the Minories too, when I had my Lambretta Motor Scooter, they had a tendency to slide in the wet on any road, going through the Minories in the wet was potentially lethal.
I was at Crich Tram Museum last Saturday and they have lots of wooden blocks there in the depot, first time I have seen these. Still on the tram theme, Stitcher's photo on post 999 seems to be of the points being changed for the tram.
 
Just on the edge of the city centre, Aston Street at the start of the 1950s. The old road surface is cobbled with some ashphalt patching - today it is block paved.
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You should see Aston Street now! On the left (of your picture) is now a construction site for student accommodation for Aston University. The road is blocked in half. Only really get taxis, and coaches in the middle (and construction / cleaning vehicles).
 
ellbrown said:
You should see Aston Street now! On the left (of your picture) is now a construction site for student accommodation for Aston University. The road is blocked in half. Only really get taxis, and coaches in the middle (and construction / cleaning vehicles).
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I looked at GE streetview dated 2009 and thought the street looks quite nice, greenery to the left and the buildings on the right relatively unchanged above shop front level. Switching to GE aerial view the date jumps forward to 2011 and it is completely different !
Maybe when it is finished it will look better...
 
James Watt Queensway will look like this when finished



The two towers were blown upl last year (with only one left).

The new one has a massive tower on it, but is narrower than the old brown brick ones.

I've not got up-to-date views of Aston Street, but here is two from the past year.

September 2011


April 2012


The cranes have gone now.
 
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