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It’s interesting that the buildings to the right up to the building with the clock (corner of Waterloo Street) were at some time removed and not replaced. (These buildings were addressed as ‘Victoria Square’). This would have meant a better view of the Council House from across Victoria Square. Would this have been the reason for their disappearance ? Or was WW2 bombing to blame ? Viv.
 
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It’s interesting that the buildings to the right up to the building with the clock (corner of Waterloo Street) were at some time removed and not replaced. (These buildings were addressed as ‘Victoria Square’). This would have meant a better view of the Council House from across Victoria Square. Would this have been the reason for their disappearance ? Or was WW2 bombing to blame ? Viv.
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The buildings were apparently not bombed in WW2 as seen in this VJ Celebration in Colmore Row near Victoria Square.

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I used my computer to add colour to this pic .... :cool:
 
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Thanks Oldmohawk, didn’t think they were as can’t remember ever seeing any images of war damage. So they were probably removed as part of the development of Victoria Square. Viv.
 
I sometimes walked to that area, during the early 1950's, as one or more of the shipping lines often had a large model boat in the window. Little realising that in a few years time I might see their big brothers in the English Channel.
 
The photo looks to have been taken from the town hall side of Victoria Square and the foreshortening effect seen in old photos makes things look nearer than they really are. The building on the right with the clock is on the corner of Waterloo Street and the 'Turn Right' sign probably warns traffic on Paradise Street not to turn left towards Congreve Street which they could do before the 1940s. Galloways Corner is out of shot on the right.
 
Viv
Going to argue with you about the date, the AEC bus on route 4 was out of regular service by 1948 and the other two buses have yellow roofs, all of which was altered by the war, after which all roofs were khaki.

Bob
 
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Thanks Bob. It was listed on eBay as 1948. Must have been an old postcard used in 1948 and/or perhaps a reprint? Viv.
 
This 1911 view of the Great Western Vaults is presumably the building behind the cyclist. By my reckoning, and using the arch of the GW Arcade (just in view extreme right) as a guide, this must be the view today. Well it couldn’t be more different - and unrecognisable ! Viv.
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