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Corporation Street

It’s nice to be able to say this of any City’s Centre street that this is still recognisable. Even better, most of the buildings still exist today. Some buildings to the left going towards Old Square have changed.

Viv.

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A a very busy 1904 scene in Corporation Street, though hardly any vehicles, but buzzing with pedestrians.

Viv.

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Don't recall seeing this one before. Possibly a 1920s view. It shows the Victoria Hotel to the right. I've copied a photo posted by Richie on the City Centre Photographs thread for comparison of the hotel, later (I think) renamed the New Victoria Hotel. Seems like the street level entrance to the hotel was later taken over by Englands Shoes. Viv.

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Vivienne14 said:
Don't recall seeing this one before. Possibly a 1920s view. It shows the Victoria Hotel to the right. I've copied a photo posted by Richie on the City Centre Photographs thread for comparison of the hotel, later (I think) renamed the New Victoria Hotel. Seems like the street level entance to the hotel was later taken over by Englands Shoes. Viv.

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I cannot remember seeing this view of ABC Warehouse (replacement image) before either... so this is early 1960's do you think? It was previously Pitmans College and I was there from 1958 for a few years when the College moved to Norfolk House, Smallbrook Ringway. GeorgieG
 
Vivienne14 said:
Hi Georgie - looks 1960s to me too. Wasn't Lawrences College somewhere here too ? Viv
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Hello Vivienne14... I am not on very often but I have been going through the photographs on this thread.. it seemed to start with Sandra (Page 1) on Nov 23, 2014 which I answered Feb 21, 2019 (Page 4)
Stitcher put 2 photos on Sept 24, 2017 (Page 3) and one is Corporation Street with the ABC Warehouse on the left of the photo. Also on Page 3 is Jennyann on Feb 14, 2018 saying the premises were Pitmans/Lawrences College.
Vivienne you put a lovely photo on (Page 5) June 30, 2020 it was about the Fashion Making Shoe Makers... If you look above that sign there is the sign for Lawrences College in big letters. My mother and her sister both went to Lawrences College... later to become Pitmans College where I went in 1958 and my sister a few years before me. GeorgieG
 
Georgie, this thread might be of interest. Viv.

Lawrence College Pitman College Corporation St

My school, Lawrence's College, on the corner of Martineau St and Corporation Street, had no facilities for PT and Kyle Hall was our school gym during the early l950's. So we had to trek over to Kyle Hall. I have memories of old rickety vaulting horses and punishing coconut mats they had at Kyle...
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there was a gun shop in the row of shops next to the fire station what was it called? any one know the name please
 
the hundreds of times i went into town never went in the king hall market

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Wal I was too small and always got chased out of the Amusement Arcade, even at the age of 14 I was only 4ft 10 inches and looked about 10 years of age. Luckily I sprouted up about 6 inches in my last year at school. This is a photo of the Shalimar that was in Lower Priory underneath the...
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Can anyone remember the colours of the England's (shoe shop) logo ? I have it in my head it was red letters on a very glossy black background, but is that right ? Viv.
 
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Can anyone remember the colours of the England's (shoe shop) logo ? I have it in my head it was red letters on a very glossy black background, but is that right ? Viv.
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Hi Viv,

I don't remember an England's logo but wonder if they used the shop name in italics as their logo. It appeared on the front of their shops and [I think!] their boxes. Have attached a phot of Soho Road which just shows Englands shop in the 1960s or 1970s. next to Withers. Metal letters on blue background.
This is from the Library of BHam collection. I think the Corporation shop had metal capital letters on a shiny black background as well as the italic version on the corner higher up. eng.png
 
Vivienne14 said:
Don't recall seeing this one before. Possibly a 1920s view. It shows the Victoria Hotel to the right. I've copied a photo posted by Richie on the City Centre Photographs thread for comparison of the hotel, later (I think) renamed the New Victoria Hotel. Seems like the street level entance to the hotel was later taken over by Englands Shoes. Viv.

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I used to be the night porter at the new Victoria Hotel, 1970's. I remember having to feed the parking meters in the morning for the guests. LOL happy, happy days.
 
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At first glance, I thought that the lady in the dark coat, at the back of the bus queue, was talking into a mobile phone! :laughing:
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john that is exactly what i thought too...then i remembered the date of the photo :D which just goes to prove that the angle etc of a photo can be deceiving

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The 'no right turn' was for Martineau Street. The trams for Perry Barr 6, Alum Rock 8 and Washwood Heath 10 all emerged from their starting point there and entered Corporation Street.
 
Shape of things to come in March 1960.
“An artist's imression of the 13-storey block of shops and offices being built by the Corporation Street Estates Co., in Corporation Street, Birmingham. Union Street—-to be widened--is on the right of the picture, and the Bull Street-Corporation Street junction is in the back-ground.
The company now proposes to amend this scheme to provide shops 20 feet above ground over the canopy which runs round the building, and give links by bridges to development in Union Street and across Corporation Street.”
(Birmingham Weekly Post)

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