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Coventry Road, Small Heath

Tinpot said:
Does anyone know the original purpose of this building on the Coventry Road at the corner of Henshaw St? I think this was a welfare clinic when I was a child and can remember going for supplies of orange juice and cod liver oil. That would be just after the war.
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Well,that shot brought back memories. My mother used to take us there to get the orange juice for me and my sister. I was 6 years old (1956). I clearly remember standing outside with my 1 year old sister in her pram. I also seem to remember my sister was there for some medical checks.
 
Re post #63, the full image is in post #33 with modern day comparison. The front gardens were removed from the that scene and there are now shops at street level.
 
The first photo (post #68) is from a postcard dated 1931, after a tornado, at the junction with Charles Road (see post #44).

The third photo is at the junction with Wordsworth Road (see post #35). All still there, albeit with changed street level shop frontage.
 
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