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Nick I'd assumed the driver would have been in the usual position at the front lower deck but there seems to be staircases at both ends. Surely that's not the driver's position top deck? Viv.
 
I know your comments are addressed to Nick, Vivienne but he may not see this thread for a day or two.

So, I mention that the driver would be in the lower vestibule and by noting the position of the trolley pole the vestibule would be the one in the right hand side of the 'photo. As you may well know most tramway systems did not have turning circles, such as that at Rednal, therefore the trolley pole would be reversed and the driver take up position at the other end of the car. Judging by the gentlemen's headgear I believe that is the driver sat upstairs partially appearing not to be included in the 'photo. For anyone with access to the National Tramway Museum at Crich, Derbyshire, I would say go there when you can and get some tram rides. I went some years ago: it was good then but has been even further improved.
 
Thanks for your reply Radiorails. Yes I did wonder if he was the driver and I agree he seems rather remote from the others. I expect that young boy standing on the platform went home a happy boy, maybe dreaming of one day driving a tram! But assuming he's a relation of one of well those healed men, it's pretty unlikely he'd make it an occupation. Viv.
 
Sounds probable Mike, and would fit in with Jennyann's earlier comment about a temporary structure before a more substantial one was built. Thanks for finding out the info on the church etc.

This is a photo of Chester Road in 1913, a wonderfully peaceful scene, just before the dark war clouds descended on Britain. How nice to be able to cycle along a road like that without traffic. This photo has special meaning for me as my grandparents lived somewhere along this road going towards Sutton. Viv.

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I like this 1934 photo of Erdington. It still has the atmosphere of a village. A couple of nice Dutch gables to the right and further along you can just make out the old Swan pub, set back a little from the pavement. Everything looks orderly and unrushed, but maybe that's because that's how I like to see these places. Used to walk from Station Road number 28 bus stop to work at Boots at the other end of the High Street. Viv.

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A (still !) recognisable view of Station Road, looking towards Erdington Station bridge in 1907. Looks like a very respectable, edwardian street scene. Maybe the tinting makes it look more charming? And a Streetview for comparison. Hard to believe most of the buildings are still there. Viv.

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Certainly not the Roebuck I remember either, but I'm sure it had a revamp at some stage so this could well be it in its newer form!
 
Vivienne14, if I remember correctly, they used to hold discos/dances up there and I'm sure I went to an engagement party and a wedding reception there- in fact, the more I look at the picture, the more convinced I am it is the upstairs room.
 
First tram in Erdington 1907. Destination Steelhouse Lane. Good to see Crawfords Crackers advert on the front - still going strong today. Two nice features of the photo: the lone female on the lower deck and the determined look on the old man's face standing in front of this beast of a tram! Viv.

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Terrypin said:
So frustrating to browse through this site and find almost all of the photos inaccessible
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There are lots of Erdington Photos in the forum's Image Host Coppermine.
The pic shown below (only a link) is the second photo missing from post #26
The search is easy to use apart from entering the correct filenames, eg. the name of the pic below is 'grangerd' maybe unusual !
Not all of them are there but you will find many are.
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Re: Erdington Photos

Thanks oldMohawk, I'll try that source. I do have quite a large collection myself and may post some of them here.

Terry, East Grinstead, UK
 
carolina said:
Terry if you read the top of the page you will see that the Forum was hacked which lead to all of the attachments being deleted.
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Thanks Carolina, I had seen that. But were there really no back ups so that they could be restored?

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
 
Terry, Regrettably, the back up file was also corrupted, so all images had to be removed, the current back-up service and other security measures should prevent it happening again, fingers crossed.

Colin
 
Thanks Colin, that's bad news! :blue:

I've posted 173 files today. Perhaps they could help restore some of the lost files?

(Edit: BTW, how do I sort these on the editing page please? I'd like them in Title order. That gets them into date order as all my file names began with Year. Not clear what order they are in at present?)

Also, the 23 minute video I prepared and uploaded to YouTube
https://youtu.be/d5-xH5wXc_0
contains many of them. Although several users reported that they couldn't play it due to copyright limitations (the old music tracks), it still plays fine for me.

The video is also now available on my Vimeo site, so far with no copyright issues:
https://vimeo.com/73024906

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
 
Hi Terry,
Yes 38Mbps is nice and you get used to it. I've even started watching Premier League football in HD with their free sports app.
Just tried your Youtube it won't play for me.
oldmohawk
 
I've posted 173 photos of Erdington today in the Image Hosting section of this site, dated from 1884 to 1985.

Some of the dates are approximate, so any more precise year or other corrections would be welcomed please.

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Terry, East Grinstead, UK
 
We used to meet at the Acorn and then go up the High Street to the Palace and dance to the melancholy sax of Harry Phillips and his band. We always looked forward to the jive session and the session when he played the creep. Or later the tea for two cha cha cha After a while we drifted over to the Carlton, do you remember how the windows in the shop beneath used to bend. I lived in Court Lane and used to catch the S67 Or S76 down to the village, after national service we graduated to the west end and the plaza and on Sundays to the crib in king standing. Those were thedays
 
A view down Church Road from High Street Erdington. To the left is Erdington Parish Church (St. Barnabas) and to the right is the Green Man pub, later named the Acorn. Today the Acorn is the modern building further down High Street to the right. The picture is from a painting by an unknown painter.

I can't make out the Lych Gate in the painting. Does anyone know the date of the Lych Gate to St. Barnabas Church? Viv.

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The website for the Acorn says it has been in Erdington for 30 years, I know they are talking about the new Acorn because I had my wedding reception there 53 years ago,.
My memory is not what it was but I always thought that when I got married it was on the corner of Church Road because they had a seperate low building that they used as a function room and it was accessed via Church road,
In 1961 was it there where the original one in the picture is?
 
Alberta
The Acorn is still listed as being on the corner of Church road in the 1973 Kellys. i must have passed it hundreds of times, but can't quite remember it
 
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