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Corporation Street

“A model of a £1,500,000 building which will overlook Old Square, Birmingham, in three years' time. The building will be for two of the city's best-known warehouse firms, Bell and Nicolson Ltd. and Richard Lunt and Co. Ltd. On an island site bounded by Corporation Street, Old Square and Upper Priory and Steelhouse Lane, the building now being built will have nine floors with a ramp-entrance for cars and parking space for customers.}
(Birmingham Weekly Post, February 1959)

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Pedrocut said:
“A model of a £1,500,000 building which will overlook Old Square, Birmingham, in three years' time. The building will be for two of the city's best-known warehouse firms, Bell and Nicolson Ltd. and Richard Lunt and Co. Ltd. On an island site bounded by Corporation Street, Old Square and Upper Priory and Steelhouse Lane, the building now being built will have nine floors with a ramp-entrance for cars and parking space for customers.}
(Birmingham Weekly Post, February 1959)

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Interesting! - The building seems to have stood the test of time well. It has a new glass facia facing onto Old Square. Of course the sunken shops and associated subways have long gone. - Modern view today at link below...
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Pedrocut said:
“A model of a £1,500,000 building which will overlook Old Square, Birmingham, in three years' time. The building will be for two of the city's best-known warehouse firms, Bell and Nicolson Ltd. and Richard Lunt and Co. Ltd. On an island site bounded by Corporation Street, Old Square and Upper Priory and Steelhouse Lane, the building now being built will have nine floors with a ramp-entrance for cars and parking space for customers.}
(Birmingham Weekly Post, February 1959)

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The Blood Donor centre was also in the building back in the 70s, I used to go there as we were allowed time off work if you wished to donate!
 
mikejee said:
I always think of Corporation St as lined with tall shops, but the north end was neve like that. It once was industrial and I suppose, in a way, it still is. Then by Moland St was Dobson's scapyard:,

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and now it is the student industry

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thanks mike...looking so different now

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Same here Mike, although I was very aware of how far Corporation Street extended having worked at Midland Counties Dairy (corner Bagot Street). I know in recent years discovering Corporation Street history (through BHF) and the cutting of the street to create Chamberlain's 'boulrvard' it doesn't fit with the industrialised section going out of Town. Was this section formerly another street which joined up to the more fashionable late 1800s town end of Corporation Street ?
 
A building being demolished in Corporation Street. You can see The Grand Casino (not looking very grand) and Saunders opticians opposite. The building would have been 131 133, 135 Corporation st, once Crane & Sons, pianoforte dealers. They (and 131-135) ceased to be listed between the 1949 and 1950 directories, so it is reasonable to assume that the photo was taken around then.

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map 1951 showing 131-135 corporation st.jpg
 
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I seem to remember that when I saw it originally it was with several other more so dangerous poses , where the same man was showing off, So I don't think he was a dummy (other than his mental capacity)
 
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